343622630-1-30-2023-03-CC-KPES-CNR7W5-20230204210058

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 343622630
Report Date: 01/30/2023
Date Signed: 01/30/2023 02:24:17 PM

Unsubstantiated

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 2525 NATOMAS PARK DR. STE.250
SACRAMENTO, CA 95833

This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
12/08/2022 and conducted by Evaluator Lea Habtom

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 03-CC-20221208110008

FACILITY NAME:	TOTS OF LOVE - CITRUS HEIGHTS		FACILITY NUMBER:	343622630
ADMINISTRATOR:	WILLIAMS, COURTNEY		FACILITY TYPE:	850
ADDRESS:	7312 ANTELOPE ROAD		TELEPHONE:	(916) 689-8687
CITY:	CITRUS HEIGHTS	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	95621
CAPACITY:	59	CENSUS: 9	DATE:	01/30/2023
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	01:45 PM
MET WITH:	Sonya Kennedy		TIME COMPLETED:	02:45 PM

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Facility staff refused to provide day care child their asthma medication.
Facility staff did not inform day care child's parent of a medical incident involving their child.
Facility staff are not properly trained.

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On January 30, 2023 Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Lea Habtom and Amanda Blesi made an unannounced inspection to the facility. The purpose of today’s visit is to close a complaint investigation. LPAs met with designated staff Sonya Kennedy to deliver the findings. There was a census of the 9 preschool children being supervised by 1 staff. Owner, Courtney Williams, was not present at the time of LPAs arrival and exist. All staff present today have been fingerprint cleared and associated to the facility.

Facility staff refused to provide day care child their asthma medication.

During the investigation, LPA conducted interviews regarding the allegation that facility staff refused to provide day care child their asthma medication. LPA Habtom toured the facility, conducted observation and interviewed those pertinent to the investigation. Based on the investigation, LPA Habtom was unable to gather enough information to validate an incident occurred and that staff refused to provide a day care child with their asthma medication therefore the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the allegations did or did not occur.

Report continued on 9099-C (Page 1)

Unsubstantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISORS NAME: Keven Peters
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Lea Habtom
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 01/30/2023

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 01/30/2023

This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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Control Number 03-CC-20221208110008

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 2525 NATOMAS PARK DR. STE.250
SACRAMENTO, CA 95833

FACILITY NAME: TOTS OF LOVE - CITRUS HEIGHTS	FACILITY NUMBER: 343622630
	VISIT DATE: 01/30/2023

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Facility staff did not inform day care child's parent of a medical incident involving their child.

During the investigation, LPA conducted interviews regarding the allegation that facility staff did not inform day care child's parent of a medical incident involving their child. LPA Habtom toured the facility, conducted observation and interviewed those pertinent to the investigation. Based on the investigation, staff disclosed that a parent was notified at pick up of their child coughing at which point the parent disclosed the medical condition. LPA L. Habtom was unable to determine if the cough was excessive or unusual for the child to state that a medical incident occurred therefore the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. Although the allegations may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the allegations did or did not occur.

Facility staff are not properly trained.

During the investigation, LPA conducted interviews regarding the allegation that facility staff are not properly trained. LPA Habtom toured the facility, conducted observation and interviewed those pertinent to the investigation. Based on the investigation, LPA L. Habtom was unable to determine if a medical incident occurred to state that staff are not properly trained therefore the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. Although the allegations may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the allegations did or did not occur.

No Title 22 regulations were cited 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: 01/30/2023

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 01/30/2023

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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