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Department of
SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 343622305
Report Date: 06/15/2023
Date Signed: 06/15/2023 01:48:37 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
05/12/2023 and conducted by Evaluator Michelle Pascual
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 03-CC-20230512091314
FACILITY NAME:COUNTRY HILL MONTESSORI, INC.FACILITY NUMBER:
343622305
ADMINISTRATOR:BYRD, TANYAFACILITY TYPE:
850
ADDRESS:6131 KENNETH AVENUETELEPHONE:
(916) 969-2929
CITY:FAIR OAKSSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
95628
CAPACITY:60CENSUS: DATE:
06/15/2023
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
11:00 AM
MET WITH:Kathleen CoomesTIME COMPLETED:
01:00 PM
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The director forced daycare children to stay in the closet and bathroom and put their noses on the wall and hands above their heads for punishment.
INVESTIGATION FINDINGS:
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On June 15, 2023 at approximately 11AM Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Michelle Pascual met with designated representative Kathleen Coomes to close the complaint for the above allegation. Upon arrival, LPA observed 58 preschool aged children supervised by eight (8) staff.

It was alleged that “The director forced daycare children to stay in the closet and bathroom and put their noses on the wall and hands above their heads for punishment."

Throughout the course of the investigation and interviews with staff, children enrolled and guardians, it was found that staff do have a place for children to sit, when they need to be removed from other children, due to their behavior, and those children who are extremely disruptive or pose a health and safety risk to other children in care, are placed in separate rooms until they are calmer and can rejoin the classrooms. There was no evidence to support children were told to place their hands above their head or noses to the wall in a bathroom or closet.

Based on the information obtained throughout the investigation, LPA determined the allegations 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.

No Title 22 regulations were cited during today's visit. Notice of site visit and appeal rights provided.
Unsubstantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISORS NAME: Keven Peters
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Michelle Pascual
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 06/14/2023
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 06/14/2023
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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