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SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 376613777
Report Date: 12/19/2022
Date Signed: 12/19/2022 01:59:19 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, 3737 MAIN STREET, STE 700
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
10/21/2022 and conducted by Evaluator Jessica M Rubio
PUBLIC
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 10-CC-20221021161310
FACILITY NAME:LARA-RUIZ, ALEJANDRA FAMILY CHILD CAREFACILITY NUMBER:
376613777
ADMINISTRATOR:LARA-RUIZ, A. FAMILY CHILDFACILITY TYPE:
810
ADDRESS:TELEPHONE:
(760) 231-9732
CITY:OCEANSIDESTATE: CAZIP CODE:
92058
CAPACITY:14CENSUS: 13DATE:
12/19/2022
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
01:35 PM
MET WITH:Alejandra Lara-RuizTIME COMPLETED:
02:10 PM
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Licensee hit day care child
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On December 19, 2022 at 1:35 pm, Licensing Program Analysts (LPA) Jessica Rubio and Courtnee Peebles arrived unannounced to the Lara-Ruiz Family Child Care (FCC) and met with Licensee (LIC) Alejandra Lara-Ruiz to deliver the investigative finding for the above stated allegation. On October 26, 2022 at 11:15 am, LPA notified LIC of an open complaint investigation and conducted a tour and census of the facility. During the investigation, LPA conducted interviews with (LIC), one assistant (AT), four children (C1-C4) and three parents of the children (P1-P3).

On October 21, 2022, a complaint was received alleging license hit day care child. All interviews conducted revealed that LIC and AT have the children sit in a chair on time out as a form of discipline. (Continued on LIC 9099-C)
Unsubstantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISORS NAME: Pauline Beschorner
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Jessica M Rubio
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 12/19/2022
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 12/19/2022
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 10-CC-20221021161310
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 3737 MAIN STREET, STE 700
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
FACILITY NAME: LARA-RUIZ, ALEJANDRA FAMILY CHILD CARE
FACILITY NUMBER: 376613777
VISIT DATE: 12/19/2022
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Interviews with children also revealed some children have been spanked on the butt by LIC and AT while some of the same interviews revealed children are not spanked in the FCC. Interviews with parents revealed there were no concerns of LIC or AT spanking children or inappropriate discipline in the FCC. Additionally, interviews with parents revealed no children had mentioned being spanked or seeing any other children spanked in the FCC. Interviews with parents further revealed their children have not come home from the FCC with any concerning marks nor are children fearful of LIC, AT or attending the FCC. LIC and AT both denied hitting or spanking children as a form of discipline. LIC and AT did state they may occasionally pat the children on the butt or tap them on the hand to get their attention but not in a rough or aggressive manner.

Based on interviews conducted and conflicting statements, the allegation that license hit day care child may have occurred, however is not supported or proven by evidence. Therefore, the above allegation is unsubstantiated. A copy of this report, LIC 811 (Confidential Names List) and appeal rights were given and explained to Licensee Alejandra Lara-Ruiz.

SUPERVISORS NAME: Pauline Beschorner
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Jessica M Rubio
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 12/19/2022
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 12/19/2022
LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)
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