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SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 343600618
Report Date: 04/19/2024
Date Signed: 04/19/2024 03:14:52 PM

Unsubstantiated


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
02/22/2024 and conducted by Evaluator Lea Habtom
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 03-CC-20240222195144
FACILITY NAME:CATALYST KIDS - NORTH COUNTRYFACILITY NUMBER:
343600618
ADMINISTRATOR:MITCHELL, KRYSTLEFACILITY TYPE:
840
ADDRESS:3901 LITTLE ROCK DRIVETELEPHONE:
(916) 332-5185
CITY:ANTELOPESTATE: CAZIP CODE:
95843
CAPACITY:99CENSUS: 4DATE:
04/19/2024
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
01:40 PM
MET WITH:Krystle MitchellTIME COMPLETED:
03:30 PM
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Staff inappropriately handled a day care child
Staff pulled a day care child's ears and hair on more than one occasion
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On Friday, April 19, 2024, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Lea Habtom and Loraine Perez met with Program Lead, Lizet Hernandez, to deliver the findings for the above allegations. Upon arrival, LPAs observed 4 transitional kindergarten children being supervised by 2 staff in portable 3. At 2:15 pm a total of 37 school age children arrived to portable 1 and portable 3. There was a total of 3 staff and the program lead, Lizet, supervising the 37 school age children on the school campus of North Country Elementary School. All staff present today have fingerprint clearances and associations.

Staff inappropriately handled a day care child

During the investigation, LPA Lea Habtom toured the facility, conducted observation, and interviewed those pertinent to the investigation. It was alleged that a staff member inappropriately handled a day care child. LPA Habtom was unable to collect enough information to validate that a staff member inappropriately handled a day care child therefore the allegation is to be UNSUBSTANTIATED. Although it may or may have not happened, there is not a preponderance of the evidence to prove that the alleged violations occurred, therefore, the allegations are UNSUBSTANTIATED.

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

DATE: 04/19/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 04/19/2024
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-20240222195144
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: CATALYST KIDS - NORTH COUNTRY
FACILITY NUMBER: 343600618
VISIT DATE: 04/19/2024
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Staff pulled a day care child's ears and hair on more than one occasion.

During the investigation, LPA Lea Habtom toured the facility, conducted observation, and interviewed those pertinent to the investigation. It was alleged that a staff member pulled a day care child’s ears and hair on more than one occasion. LPA Habtom was unable to collect enough information to validate that a staff member pulled a day care child’s ears and hair on more than one occasion therefore the allegation is to be UNSUBSTANTIATED. Although it may or may have not happened, there is not a preponderance of the evidence to prove that the alleged violations occurred, therefore, the allegations are UNSUBSTANTIATED.

This report was reviewed with the Program Lead, Lizet Hernandez. No Title 22 regulations were issued during today’s inspection. A notice of site visit was provided to be posted for 30 days. Appeal rights provided.

SUPERVISORS NAME: Keven Peters
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Lea Habtom
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 04/19/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 04/19/2024
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