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SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 313624806
Report Date: 04/03/2024
Date Signed: 04/03/2024 12:05:15 PM

Substantiated


STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SACRAMENTO CC RO, 9835 GOETHE ROAD, SUITE 100
SACRAMENTO, CA 95827
This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
03/25/2024 and conducted by Evaluator Lea Habtom
PUBLIC
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 03-CC-20240325105521
FACILITY NAME:BAMBINI & STERLING MONTESSORIFACILITY NUMBER:
313624806
ADMINISTRATOR:JUAN PAOLO SARMIENTOFACILITY TYPE:
830
ADDRESS:1170 EAST JOINER PARKWAYTELEPHONE:
(650) 430-2037
CITY:LINCOLNSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
95648
CAPACITY:12CENSUS: 4DATE:
04/03/2024
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
08:05 AM
MET WITH:Paolo SarmientoTIME COMPLETED:
12:10 PM
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Unqualified staff providing care and supervision to daycare children
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On April 3, 2024 Licensing Program Analyst (LPAs) Lea Habtom and Pa Dao Vang met with designated representative Angie David to open and close a complaint investigation for the above allegation. Paolo Sarmiento later arrived to complete the investigation. Upon arrival, LPAs observed 2 infants being supervised by an aide with no units and the designated representative in the hallway interacting with parents during morning drop offs. During the investigation, LPAs toured the facility, conducted observations, and conducted interviews with facility staff. Staff and reporting party interviews revealed that aides are left alone overseeing infants one being on April 2, 2024. At 10:45 am, LPAs observed the designated representative left the aide to supervise 3 infants to relieve the toddler teacher for a break. Based on the corroborating information collected and observation, LPAs found the allegation that unqualified staff provide care and supervision to daycare children to be SUBSTANTIATED: meaning that the allegation is valid because the preponderance of the evidence standard has been met.

Report continued on 9099-C
Substantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISORS NAME: Keven Peters
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Lea Habtom
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 04/03/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 04/03/2024
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.
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Control Number 03-CC-20240325105521
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SACRAMENTO CC RO, 9835 GOETHE ROAD, SUITE 100
SACRAMENTO, CA 95827

FACILITY NAME: BAMBINI & STERLING MONTESSORI
FACILITY NUMBER: 313624806
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:
VISIT DATE: 04/03/2024
Deficiency Type
POC Due Date /
Section Number
DEFICIENCIES
PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Request Denied
Type A
04/04/2024
Section Cited
CCR
101416.2(c)(1)(A)
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101416.2(c)(1)(A)Infant Care Teacher Qualifications and Duties:(c) To be a fully qualified infant care teacher, a teacher shall have the following: (1)Completion, with passing grades, of 12 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood or
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LPA will return to verify compliance.
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child development education at an accredited or approved college or university. (A) At least three of the units required in (c)(1) above shall be related to the care of infants or shall contain instruction specific to infants. This requirement was not met as evidenced by interviews & LPAs observation that aides are left to supervise infants which posses an immediate threat to the health and safety of children in care.
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Failure to correct the cited deficiency(ies), on or before the Plan of Correction (POC) due date, may result in a civil penalty assessment.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Keven Peters
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Lea Habtom
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 04/03/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 04/03/2024
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Control Number 03-CC-20240325105521
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SACRAMENTO CC RO, 9835 GOETHE ROAD, SUITE 100
SACRAMENTO, CA 95827
FACILITY NAME: BAMBINI & STERLING MONTESSORI
FACILITY NUMBER: 313624806
VISIT DATE: 04/03/2024
NARRATIVE
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Title 22 Deficiency has been cited on the attached LIC 9099-D. LPA Lea Habtom informed owner Paolo Sarmiento that this report dated April 3, 2024 documents 1 Type A citation which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there is/are immediate risk(s) to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. Also, LPA Lea Habtom informed the designated representative Paolo Sarmiento to provide a copy of this licensing report dated April 3, 2024 that documents any Type A citation(s) to parents/guardians of all children currently enrolled by the next business day or the next day the children are in care, and to any newly enrolled parents/guardians for 12 months from the date of this report. A signed Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Report (LIC 9224), or other written statement, must be placed in the child's file for verification. Appeal Rights given.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Keven Peters
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Lea Habtom
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 04/03/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 04/03/2024
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