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Department of
SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 313620290
Report Date: 08/15/2025
Date Signed: 08/15/2025 02:33:31 PM

Unsubstantiated


STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SACRAMENTO CC RO, 9835 GOETHE ROAD, SUITE 100
SACRAMENTO, CA 95827
This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
05/28/2025 and conducted by Evaluator Lea Habtom
PUBLIC
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 03-CC-20250528130821
FACILITY NAME:O'BRIEN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERFACILITY NUMBER:
313620290
ADMINISTRATOR:TREMLIN, HEATHERFACILITY TYPE:
830
ADDRESS:4035 GRASS VALLEY HWY, STE KTELEPHONE:
(530) 885-0530
CITY:AUBURNSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
95602
CAPACITY:18CENSUS: 5DATE:
08/15/2025
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
09:30 AM
MET WITH:Patricia PerezTIME COMPLETED:
03:00 PM
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Unqualified staff are supervising children in care
Uncleared adult supervises children in care
Staff did not report suspected abuse to authorized agency
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On Friday, August 15, 2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Lea Habtom met with director, Patricia Perez, to provide an amended report for the complaint. Upon arrival, LPA observed 4 infants being supervised by 2 staff. One more infant arrived bringing the census to 5 infants. During the investigation, LPA toured the facility, conducted observations and staff interviews. LPA requested for documents to be emailed to review for the complaint allegations. Further investigation is needed.

Unqualified staff are supervising children in care

During the investigation, LPA Habtom conducted interviews, observation and reviewed records regarding the allegation that unqualified staff are supervising children in care. The reporting party expressed concern that four staff did not have early childhood education units. These 4 staff were operating in the capacity of a teacher based on the statement of the owner and/or the director. From the 4 staff, LPA verified that 2 staff are fully qualified, one had 9 units and the other lacked proof of transcripts at the facility. LPA attempted to get in contact with the last 2 staff that are lacking either transcripts or complete transcripts but LPA was unsuccessful. Based on the information gathered LPA L. Habtom cannot determine if all 4 staff named were fully qualified based on the limited documents verified therefore the outcome is UNSUBSTANTIATED. Although the allegations may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the allegations did or did not occur.
Unsubstantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISORS NAME: Mai Lor
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Lea Habtom
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/15/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/15/2025
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 03-CC-20250528130821
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SACRAMENTO CC RO, 9835 GOETHE ROAD, SUITE 100
SACRAMENTO, CA 95827
FACILITY NAME: O'BRIEN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
FACILITY NUMBER: 313620290
VISIT DATE: 08/15/2025
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Uncleared adult supervises children in care

During the investigation, LPA Habtom conducted interviews and observation regarding the allegation an uncleared adult supervises children in care. The reporting party stated a staff member was left to supervise children with no fingerprint clearance. Staff, children, parent and the owner interviews disclosed that the person in question was not a teacher. The owner states the person in question was hired as a custodian after school hours when children were not present at the facility. An additional interview and documents collected revealed that the person named in the complaint was employed at the facility. Based on a combination of interviews and documents collected, LPA was able to determine that the person in question was employed but unable to determine the capacity in which the person in the complaint held therefore the allegation uncleared adult supervises children in care is to be UNSUBSTANTIATED. Although the allegations may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the allegations did or did not occur.

Staff did not report suspected abuse to authorized agency



During the investigation, LPA Habtom conducted interviews and observation regarding the allegation that staff did not report suspected abuse to authorized agency. The reporting party stated the facility staff failed to report marks on a child to the proper agency. LPA reviewed children files and roster but could not locate the child named in the complaint. A staff interview revealed that there were two children who attended the program 6 years ago with the same name as the child named in the complaint. LPA could not validate or invalidate that the incident did or did not occur due to the limited information therefore the allegation staff did not report suspected abuse to authorized agency to be UNSUBSTANTIATED. Although the allegations may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the allegations did or did not occur.

A notice of site visit was provided to be posted for 30 days. This report was reviewed with director, Patricia Perez. Appeal rights provided.

SUPERVISORS NAME: Mai Lor
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Lea Habtom
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/15/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/15/2025
LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)
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