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Department of
SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 426206807
Report Date: 04/24/2025
Date Signed: 04/24/2025 11:36:14 AM

Substantiated


STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SANTA BARBARA CC RO, 6500 HOLLISTER AVE., SUITE 200
GOLETA, CA 93117
This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
04/09/2025 and conducted by Evaluator German Negrete
PUBLIC
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 17-CC-20250409162654
FACILITY NAME:ST. VINCENT'S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTERFACILITY NUMBER:
426206807
ADMINISTRATOR:MARYAM FARFACILITY TYPE:
850
ADDRESS:4200 CALLE REAL,4225/4233TELEPHONE:
(805) 683-6381
CITY:SANTA BARBARASTATE: CAZIP CODE:
93110
CAPACITY:74CENSUS: 32DATE:
04/24/2025
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
10:48 AM
MET WITH: Maite Estrada TIME COMPLETED:
12:00 PM
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Staff left day care child unattended behind a locked gate
INVESTIGATION FINDINGS:
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On 4/24/2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) German Negrete conducted an unannounced complaint inspection to deliver the findings of the above-mentioned complaint allegation received by the department on 4/9/2025. LPA met with Maite Estrada Site Supervisor of the Child Care Center(CCC). At the time of the inspection, LPA noted 32 children and 4 staff providing care and supervision.

The investigation included reviewing staff files and children files. LPA also conducted staff and site supervisor interviews. LPA also reviewed unusual incident reports the CCC self reported to the department. LPA also interviewed parent and family member of children currently enrolled as well as electronic communications between parent and site supervisor.

Continied on LIC9099-C
Substantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISORS NAME: Ana Tolentino
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: German Negrete
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 04/24/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 04/24/2025
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.
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Control Number 17-CC-20250409162654
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SANTA BARBARA CC RO, 6500 HOLLISTER AVE., SUITE 200
GOLETA, CA 93117
FACILITY NAME: ST. VINCENT'S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER
FACILITY NUMBER: 426206807
VISIT DATE: 04/24/2025
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Through staff interviews, LPA discovered , on 4/07/25 C1 was playing outside in the outdoor play yard with the other preschool children. A substitute teacher was supervising the preschool children outside. The substitute teacher gathered the children and transitioned them into the rainbow classroom. During transitioning, child (C1) was left unattended. The substitute discovered C1 was left unattended outside when maternal grandmother arrived for pick up and asked for C1’s location. According to site supervisor C1 was left unattended behind locked gate in the outdoor playground between 30 to 60 seconds.

During LPA’s children files review, LPA did not observe any document pertaining to C1’s 4/7/2025 incident.

As mentioned, LPA conducted a review of unusual indents that were self reported to the department. LPA discovered no unusual incident pertaining to C1’s 4/7/2025 incident. Site supervisor confirmed , CCC did not self report the aforementioned incident.

Furthermore LPA interviewed parent and authorized representative. These interviews revealed/confirmed the aforementioned incident did occur.

Based on LPA interviews, documents collected during investigation, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met, therefore the above allegation is found to be SUBSTANTIATED.

Type B deficiency is being cited today (LIC9099-D). Appeal rights and notice of site visit was were provided to site supervisor.

SUPERVISORS NAME: Ana Tolentino
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: German Negrete
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 04/24/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 04/24/2025
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Control Number 17-CC-20250409162654
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SANTA BARBARA CC RO, 6500 HOLLISTER AVE., SUITE 200
GOLETA, CA 93117

FACILITY NAME: ST. VINCENT'S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER
FACILITY NUMBER: 426206807
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:
VISIT DATE: 04/24/2025
Deficiency Type
POC Due Date /
Section Number
DEFICIENCIES
PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Type B
04/30/2025
Section Cited
CCR
101229(a)(1)
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The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation.
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Site Supervisor and staff memebers will watch a training video titled "care and supervision" on the departments website.
Site supevisor wil email a statement confirming all staff members have watched the training video.

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Based on interviewes and documents collected the abovementioned regulation was not met on 4/7/2025, when C1 was left outside in the playground without the care and supervsion of a teacher/staffmember.
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Also sitesupervsior will email copys of electronic messages pertaining to C1's 4/7/2025.

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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: Ana Tolentino
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: German Negrete
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 04/24/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 04/24/2025
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