376626501-10-20-2023-20-CC-JGAY-CWXTDK-20231025143828

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 376626501
Report Date: 10/20/2023
Date Signed: 10/20/2023 01:14:46 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, 7575 METROPOLITAN DR., STE 110
SAN DIEGO, CA 92108

This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
07/21/2023 and conducted by Evaluator Edgar Campana

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 20-CC-20230721114450

FACILITY NAME:	SANDLIN, CECILIA FAMILY CHILD CARE		FACILITY NUMBER:	376626501
ADMINISTRATOR:	CECILIA SANDLIN		FACILITY TYPE:	810
ADDRESS:			TELEPHONE:	(619) 869-3896
CITY:	CHULA VISTA	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	91915
CAPACITY:	14	CENSUS: 4	DATE:	10/20/2023
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	12:35 PM
MET WITH:	Farrah Leggett, assistant		TIME COMPLETED:	01:10 PM

ALLEGATION(S):

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Licensee engaged in corporal and/or unusual punishment of daycare children resulting in injury
Licensee inappropriately touched daycare children
Licensee allowed daycare children to be in an off limit area
within the home

INVESTIGATION FINDINGS:

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On 10/20/2023, at 12:35 p.m., Licening Program Analyst (LPA) Edgar Campana conducted an unannounced complaint visit to this facility in order to deliver the findings for the above allegations. Analyst met with cleared and assoicated assistant, Farrah Leggett. Licensee, Cecilia Sandlin, was not present during this inspection. LPA informed Leggett that the reason for the visit was to deliver the findings of a complaint investigation. Present were four (4) daycare children. During the course of the investigation, analyst and the Department's Investigation Branch (IB) conducted interviews with the licensee, current and former assistants, daycare children, and daycare parents.

Regarding the allegation licensee engaged in corporal and/or unusual punishment of daycare children resulting in injury, interviews conducted with licensee, as well as current and former staff, did not yield any coroborating information. During daycare parent interviews, four (4) daycare parents were interviewed and none expressed concerns regarding facility discipline policy nor with child injuries incurred while attending facility.

Continued on LIC 9099-C...

Unsubstantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISORS NAME: Jason Garay
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Edgar Campana
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 10/20/2023

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/20/2023

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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Control Number 20-CC-20230721114450

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 7575 METROPOLITAN DR., STE 110
SAN DIEGO, CA 92108

FACILITY NAME: SANDLIN, CECILIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	FACILITY NUMBER: 376626501
	VISIT DATE: 10/20/2023

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During daycare child interviews, four (4) daycare children were interviewed. Although none of the children interviewed expressed any concern with attending the facility, only one (1) out of the four (4) children was able to clearly express that corporal punishment is not being practiced at the facility.

Regarding the allegation that licensee inappropriately touched daycare children, IB conducted interviews with current and former staff members, daycare parents, licensee, and daycare children. Sufficient evidence to corroborate this allegation was not obtained.

Regarding the allegation that licensee allowed daycare children to be in an off limit area
within the home, interviews were conducted with with current and former staff members, daycare parents, licensee, and daycare children. During interviews with current and former staff, none indicated having witnessed off-limits areas being used for daycare purposes. During interviews with the licensee, licensee denied having used off-limits areas for daycare use. During daycare parent and daycare child interviews, no conclusive evidence regarding this allegation was obtained.

Though the allegations may have happened or are valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violations did or did not occur, therefore the allegations are unsubstantiated.

An exit interview was conducted and the report was reviewed with assistant, Farrah Leggett. A copy of this report, along with Appeal Rights (LIC9058 03/22), were provided. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. LPA observed that the notice of site visit was posted during the inspection. Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100.

SUPERVISORS NAME: Jason Garay
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Edgar Campana
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 10/20/2023

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/20/2023

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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