343625307-9-25-2025-03-CC-MLOR-DLZQP4-20250930122007

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 343625307
Report Date: 09/25/2025
Date Signed: 09/25/2025 11:55:00 AM

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
08/14/2025 and conducted by Evaluator Jeremey McClain

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 03-CC-20250814141234

FACILITY NAME:	LEARNING PATCH CHILDREN'S CENTER		FACILITY NUMBER:	343625307
ADMINISTRATOR:	TSCHOEPE, DIANA		FACILITY TYPE:	860
ADDRESS:	6045 MARGO DRIVE		TELEPHONE:	(916) 741-7572
CITY:	ORAGEVALE	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	95662
CAPACITY:	114	CENSUS: 15	DATE:	09/25/2025
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	08:30 AM
MET WITH:	Denna Nickel		TIME COMPLETED:	12:00 PM

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Facility operates out of ratio.
Staff do not properly store food.

INVESTIGATION FINDINGS:

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On 09/25/2025, Licensing progam analyst (LPA) met with licensing representative Deena Nickel to deliver findings for a complaint investigation. LPA observed 15 children supervised by eight staff (four infants, 11 preschoolers, 0 school aged children) were observed at the time of inspection.
There were allegations that the facility operated over ratio and that staff did not properly store food.
During the investigation LPA conducted interviews with staff, children, and parents, made observations at the facility, and reviewed footage of the pre-k and school age room on 09/15/2025-09/18/2025.
The toddler and infant rooms were observed to be in ratio during both inspections. Additional allegations of other classroom being over ratio could not be corroborated. Interviews did not corroborate that the infant or toddler rooms operate over ratio. Interviews and observations did not corroborate that food served to children is left out for a period that would cause potential harm to children.
Based on the evidence obtained, the preponderance of evidence standard has not been met; therefore, the allegations are determined to be unsubstantiated. The allegations can neither be corroborated nor dismissed. An exit interview was conducted with facility representative Deena Nickel. A Notice of Site Visit was provided and shall remain posted for 30 days.

Unsubstantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISORS NAME: Mai Lor
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Jeremey McClain
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 09/25/2025

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 09/25/2025

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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