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Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 045408155
Report Date: 07/16/2024
Date Signed: 07/16/2024 08:25:50 AM

Substantiated


STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 520 COHASSET RD., SUITE 170
CHICO, CA 95926
This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
06/04/2024 and conducted by Evaluator Bianca Mendez
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 13-CC-20240604110840
FACILITY NAME:LITTLE LIONS PRESCHOOLFACILITY NUMBER:
045408155
ADMINISTRATOR:CORBETT, KATHLEENFACILITY TYPE:
850
ADDRESS:1560 MANZANITA AVETELEPHONE:
(530) 891-3000
CITY:CHICOSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
95926
CAPACITY:120CENSUS: 60DATE:
07/16/2024
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
07:52 AM
MET WITH:Kathleen Corbett & Rachel ThomasTIME COMPLETED:
08:35 AM
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Child was left outside unsupervised
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On 7/16/24 at 7:52am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Bianca Mendez and Tammy Dutra conducted an unannounced complaint inspection and met with facility representative Rachel Thomas. It was alleged that child was left outside unsupervised.

The facility representative was interviewed on 6/5/24 at 10:37am and stated a child was left outside but there were adults with the child (C1), but it was not a state preschool teacher. Facility representative stated that the child (C1) was outside for less than 5 minutes and there were 3 groups of children lined up and C1 may have got out of line during head count. C1 was walked back to the classroom by another teacher that was not within their preschool.
Substantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISORS NAME: Megan Aviles
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Bianca Mendez
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 07/16/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 07/16/2024
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.
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Control Number 13-CC-20240604110840
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 520 COHASSET RD., SUITE 170
CHICO, CA 95926
FACILITY NAME: LITTLE LIONS PRESCHOOL
FACILITY NUMBER: 045408155
VISIT DATE: 07/16/2024
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LPA interviewed staff (S1-S3) on 6/5/24. S1 stated that C1 was not left alone and there were staff outside. S1 stated that S2 and S3 had children lined up and they had counted 19 children that day. S1 stated they were not there in the classroom as they were outside with another staff. S1 stated they saw C1 was walked into the building by another teacher from another classroom that was not staff from their preschool classroom. S1 stated that C1 was gone for about 2 minutes. S2 stated that C1 was not left alone outside without an adult because there were teachers on the playground. S2 stated that it was not even 15 minutes that C1 was gone and they were gone for at least 5 minutes. S2 stated that each preschool classroom comes one at a time and that day all classes were outside transitioning to inside the classroom. All classes were going in at the same time and usually children are lined up and paired together and a head count was done. S2 stated were not sure if they had miscounted but that day had counted the children and may have counted another child in line that was not C1. S2 stated that they noticed that when the children came inside from outside and sat on the carpet, they noticed that C1 was not sitting at the carpet and another teacher had come into the classroom and brought C1.

S3 stated that during the day of the incident they were not outside as children were transitioning from outside to inside, as S3 was inside the building taking a child to use the bathroom. S3 stated that S2 was doing the head count and led the children into the classroom. S3 stated they noticed that after transition that C1 was not in the classroom when another teacher had brought C1 into the classroom and C1 was not sitting at the carpet with the rest of the children. C1 was gone for between 1 or 2 minutes.
Based on staff interviews it could not be determined how long C1 was left outside unsupervised.

Based on the evidence obtained, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met, therefore the above allegation is found to be substantiated. California Code of Regulations, (Title 22), is being cited on the attached LIC 9099D.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Megan Aviles
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Bianca Mendez
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 07/16/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 07/16/2024
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Control Number 13-CC-20240604110840
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 520 COHASSET RD., SUITE 170
CHICO, CA 95926

FACILITY NAME: LITTLE LIONS PRESCHOOL
FACILITY NUMBER: 045408155
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:
VISIT DATE: 07/16/2024
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DEFICIENCIES
PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Type A
07/16/2024
Section Cited
CCR
101229(a)(1)
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(a)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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Staff have had a meeting, children will not be meeting at the same time, they will have a board outside with the number of children and have ahecklist of children when outside. will submit written plan in place to CCLD.
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This was not met as evidence by: based on interviews, it could not be determined how long C1 was outside left unsupervised on the playground while class was transitioning from outside to inside. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Will have parents sign LIC 9224 and will submit to CCLD by 7/17/24
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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: Megan Aviles
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Bianca Mendez
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 07/16/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 07/16/2024
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Control Number 13-CC-20240604110840
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 520 COHASSET RD., SUITE 170
CHICO, CA 95926
FACILITY NAME: LITTLE LIONS PRESCHOOL
FACILITY NUMBER: 045408155
VISIT DATE: 07/16/2024
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LPA Bianca Mendez informed facility representative Rachel Thomas that this report dated 7/16/24 documents 1 Type A citation(s) which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there is an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.

Also, LPA informed the facility representative to provide a copy of this licensing report dated 7/16/24 that documents any Type A citation(s) to parents/guardians of all children currently enrolled by the next business day or the next day the children are in care, and to any newly enrolled parents/guardians for 12 months from the date of this report. A signed Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Report (LIC 9224), or other written statement, must be placed in the child's file for verification.

Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the facility representative Rachel Thomas. Appeal rights were provided.

A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100.

SUPERVISORS NAME: Megan Aviles
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Bianca Mendez
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 07/16/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 07/16/2024
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