343623895-5-31-2023-03-CC-SDLA-CSLLU2-20230608090312

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 343623895
Report Date: 05/31/2023
Date Signed: 05/31/2023 05:45:55 PM

Unsubstantiated

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
RIVER CITY (SACTO)CC, 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
03/13/2023 and conducted by Evaluator Karyn Guerra

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 03-CC-20230313110618

FACILITY NAME:	DISCOVERY TREE SCHOOL - CAPITAL CITY		FACILITY NUMBER:	343623895
ADMINISTRATOR:	HEBERT, KAPRIA		FACILITY TYPE:	830
ADDRESS:	744 P STREET		TELEPHONE:	(916) 448-1661
CITY:	SACRAMENTO	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	95814
CAPACITY:	16	CENSUS: 6	DATE:	05/31/2023
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	01:00 PM
MET WITH:	Kapria Hebert		TIME COMPLETED:	06:00 PM

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Staff exposed child to unsafe environment.

Facility is malodorous.

INVESTIGATION FINDINGS:

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At 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31st, 2023, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Karyn Guerra met with Director, Kapria Hebert, for the purpose of an unannounced complaint inspection to deliver findings. It was alleged that staff exposed a child to an unsafe environment, with a concern that a child was in the kitchen with a staff member being held as the staff member cooked at the stove. Staff interviewed denied the allegation. It was stated that items will be brought into the classroom from the kitchen to conduct cooking projects, and children do not enter the kitchen area. It was also alleged that the facility is malodorous. An odor was not observed during inspections to the facility, nor did interviews reveal any concerns. Bins for solid waste in the facility were observed to be in a cupboard, with a swinging lid, and not accessible to children. The allegations are unsubstantiated. Although the alleged violations may have happened or are valid, the preponderance of evidence standard was not met to fully prove or disprove that the allegations did or did not occur, therefore, they are unsubstantiated. This report was reviewed with the Director, Kapria Hebert, and a notice of site visit provided. Notice of site visit shall remain posted for 30 days.

Unsubstantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISORS NAME: Seychelle De Luca
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Karyn Guerra
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 05/31/2023

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 05/31/2023

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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