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SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 343625307
Report Date: 10/01/2025
Date Signed: 10/01/2025 03:31:00 PM

Substantiated


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
08/06/2025 and conducted by Evaluator Gagandeep Singh
PUBLIC
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 03-CC-20250806104910
FACILITY NAME:LEARNING PATCH CHILDREN'S CENTERFACILITY NUMBER:
343625307
ADMINISTRATOR:TSCHOEPE, DIANAFACILITY TYPE:
860
ADDRESS:6045 MARGO DRIVETELEPHONE:
(916) 741-7572
CITY:ORAGEVALESTATE: CAZIP CODE:
95662
CAPACITY:114CENSUS: 19DATE:
10/01/2025
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
09:00 AM
MET WITH:Deena Nickel & Aaliyah Harris TIME COMPLETED:
12:30 PM
ALLEGATION(S):
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Staff yelled at staff in front of day care children.
Staff had an inappropriate interaction in the presence of day care children.
INVESTIGATION FINDINGS:
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Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Gagandeep Singh met with the facility representative, Deena Nickel and Aaliyah Harris, to deliver the findings of the complaint. Upon LPA's arrival, there were 19 children in care.

During the investigation, LPA inspected the facility, reviewed records and interviewed the facility staff. During the investigation, it was found that there was an incident at the facility, during which there was verbal argument between two staff members while there was child/children present. It was also found that there was an incident of a dead chicken found in the play yard of school age children and children observed the chicken. Based on LPA’s observations and interviews which were conducted and record review, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met, therefore the above allegations is found to be SUBSTANTIATED. See next page for deficiency cited today. Copy of this report was reviewed and provided to the facility representative.
Substantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISORS NAME: Jeevun Birk-Miller
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Gagandeep Singh
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/01/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/01/2025
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.
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Control Number 03-CC-20250806104910
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: LEARNING PATCH CHILDREN'S CENTER
FACILITY NUMBER: 343625307
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:
VISIT DATE: 10/01/2025
Deficiency Type
POC Due Date /
Section Number
DEFICIENCIES
PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Type A
10/02/2025
Section Cited
CCR
101223(a)(2)
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To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement is not met as evidenced, it was found that there was verbal alteration between facility staff, while staff was holding a child
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Facility agreed to conduct all staff training on children personal rights.
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and on different occasion, children got to observed a dead chicken in the play yard. Facility failed to prevent children from viewing the dead animal. This is considered as an immediate risk to the children 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: Jeevun Birk-Miller
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Gagandeep Singh
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/01/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/01/2025
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