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Department of
SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 354417593
Report Date: 03/19/2025
Date Signed: 03/19/2025 11:32:23 AM

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SAN JOSE CC RO, 2580 N FIRST STREET, STE. 300
SAN JOSE, CA 95131
This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
03/11/2025 and conducted by Evaluator Fermin Campos-Jaramillo
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 07-CC-20250311084844
FACILITY NAME:VALDEZ, DESIREEFACILITY NUMBER:
354417593
ADMINISTRATOR:FACILITY TYPE:
810
ADDRESS:TELEPHONE:
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CAPACITY:8CENSUS: 7DATE:
03/19/2025
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
09:30 AM
MET WITH:Desiree ValdezTIME COMPLETED:
10:50 AM
ALLEGATION(S):
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Provider is swaddling day care children.
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Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Fermin Campos-Jaramillo and Albert Mendoza met with the licensee Desiree Valdez. LPAs explained to licensee the purpose of today's visit is: Start an investigation on the above-mentioned allegation. LPA observed that licensee and her helper Maria Gutierrez were providing care to 7 children including 2 infants and 5 preschool age children.
This Department has investigated the allegation, based on interviews with the licensee, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met, therefore the above allegation is found to be SUBSTANTIATED. Family Childcare Home regulation is being cited on the attached LIC. 9099D.
One Type A deficiency was cited today.
LPA discussed the requirements of AB633 to licensee and provided her the AB633 fact sheet and a copy of Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Reports (LIC 9224) and licensee understands the requirements. Upon receipt, licensee shall post 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.
A NOTICE OF SITE VISIT WAS PRINTED AND HANDED TO THE LICENSEE, MUST BE POSTED NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE HOME, AND MUST REMAIN POSTED FOR 30 DAYS.
Substantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISORS NAME: Susy Cervantes
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Fermin Campos-Jaramillo
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/19/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/19/2025
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.
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Control Number 07-CC-20250311084844
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SAN JOSE CC RO, 2580 N FIRST STREET, STE. 300
SAN JOSE, CA 95131

FACILITY NAME: VALDEZ, DESIREE
FACILITY NUMBER: 354417593
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:
VISIT DATE: 03/19/2025
Deficiency Type
POC Due Date /
Section Number
DEFICIENCIES
PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Type A
03/20/2025
Section Cited
CCR
102425(f)
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(f) An infant shall not be swaddled while in care.
This requirement was not met as evidenced by”
Licensee stated she sometimes swaddle infants, when she can't hold them or when it is cold. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or Personal rights to children in care.
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LIcensee shall read Safe Sleep Regulations and submit an statement to Licensing Program that she understands regulations and will avoid swaddling infants in the future, no later than 3/20/25 close of business.
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 Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Reports (LIC 9224) and licensee understands the requirements. Upon receipt, licensee shall post 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.
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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: Susy Cervantes
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Fermin Campos-Jaramillo
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/19/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/19/2025
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