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SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 343619579
Report Date: 09/02/2025
Date Signed: 09/02/2025 01:10:51 PM

Substantiated


STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SACRAMENTO S. 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
07/23/2025 and conducted by Evaluator Katy Velazquez
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 53-CC-20250723123224
FACILITY NAME:JOHNSON, DANITAFACILITY NUMBER:
343619579
ADMINISTRATOR:JOHNSON, DANITAFACILITY TYPE:
810
ADDRESS:TELEPHONE:
(510) 706-7332
CITY:ELK GROVESTATE: CAZIP CODE:
95758
CAPACITY:14CENSUS: 3DATE:
09/02/2025
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
09:30 AM
MET WITH:Danita JohnsonTIME COMPLETED:
02:00 PM
ALLEGATION(S):
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Licensee inappropriately disciplined a daycare child while in care.
Licensee yells at day care children.
Licensee intimidates children while in care.
INVESTIGATION FINDINGS:
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On 09/02/2025, Licensing Program Analyst Katy Velazquez (LPA1) and Licensing Program Analyst Deborah Khashe (LPA2) conducted an unannounced complaint investigation to deliver the findings for the above allegations. LPAs arrived at the Family Childcare Home (FCCH) and were granted entrance. LPAs observed 1 infant and 2 preschool aged children. Also present in the FCCH was L1’s spouse. LPA1 accessed Guardian to determine that all required adults were background cleared and associated to the license.
Throughout the course of the investigation, LPA1 and LPA2 conducted physical plant inspections and observations. LPA1 conducted interviews and reviewed and collected documentation. It was alleged that Licensee inappropriately disciplined a daycare child while in care, yells at day care children, and intimidates children while in care.
Interviews revealed that L1 spanked a child with her hand during day care hours and spanked another day care child with an object. Observations and interviews revealed that L1 yelled at children in care and yelled at others in front of children in care.
CONTINUED ON LIC 9099-C
Substantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISORS NAME: Karyn Guerra
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Katy Velazquez
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 09/02/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 09/02/2025
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.
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Control Number 53-CC-20250723123224
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SACRAMENTO S. CC RO, 9835 GOETHE ROAD, SUITE 100
SACRAMENTO, CA 95827
FACILITY NAME: JOHNSON, DANITA
FACILITY NUMBER: 343619579
VISIT DATE: 09/02/2025
NARRATIVE
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Interviews and observations revealed that L1 has used words to intimidate children in care and used authority to deny children’s personal rights such as withholding water, requiring children to stay on nap mats, requiring children to sit down longer than developmentally appropriate.
Based on interviews, file reviews, and observations conducted, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met, therefore the above allegations are found to be SUBSTANTIATED. Type-A deficiencies was cited on a subsequent 9099-D page(s). L1 acknowledges, that FOR TYPE A DEFICIENCIES ONLY upon receipt, licensee shall post LIC 9099-D with Type A deficiencies for 30 days and provide copies of this licensing report to parents/guardians of children in care at the facility and to parents/guardians of children newly enrolled at the facility during the next 12 months. LIC 9224 must be signed by parents/guardians and kept with the children's forms as a receipt whenever any Type A documents are provided by the licensee. An exit interview was conducted, and the report was reviewed with L1. LPA1 provided Licensee Appeal Rights to L1. A Notice of Site visit was posted by LPA1 and must remain posted on, or immediately adjacent to, the interior side of the main door for 30 days. Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Karyn Guerra
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Katy Velazquez
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 09/02/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 09/02/2025
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Control Number 53-CC-20250723123224
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

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

FACILITY NAME: JOHNSON, DANITA
FACILITY NUMBER: 343619579
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:
VISIT DATE: 09/02/2025
Deficiency Type
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DEFICIENCIES
PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Type A
09/03/2025
Section Cited
CCR
102423(a)(1)
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Personal Rights
(a) Each child receiving services from a family childcare home shall have certain rights...These rights include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) To be treated with dignity in his/her personal relationship with staff and other persons.
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Licensee Johnson will watch the training video titled, "Children's Personal Rights in Child Care" on the CDSS website. Licensee will email LPA1 a signed statement that she watched the video in entirety by 5:00 PM on 09/03/2025.
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This requirement was not met as evidenced by Licensee Johnson yelling at children and arguing with spouse in front of day care children. This poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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09/03/2025
Section Cited
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102423(a)(4)
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...(4) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse, or other actions of a punitive nature, including, but not limited to: interference with eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding shelter...This requirement was not met as
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Licensee Johnson will create a Behavior Managment plan for her FCCH with alternatives to yelling/threatening. Licensee will email the plan to LPA1 by 5:00 PM on 09/03/2025.
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evidenced by interviews revealing that Licensee Johnson spanked children during day care hours. LPAs observed Licensee using intimidation to control and discipline children in care. This poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons 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: Karyn Guerra
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Katy Velazquez
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 09/02/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 09/02/2025
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