Complaint·May 8, 2025

Continued from LIC 9099 According to children’s interviews, one child stated to have remembered the incident, making them feel upset when it occurred. The child further stated that a staff member would hit them and another child, however no corroborating evidence was revealed of any staff hitting children. Based on the information gathered during this investigation, the preponderance of the evidence standard has been met. Therefore, the allegation is determined to be substantiated. California Code of Regulations, Title 22, is being cited on the attached LIC 9099-D. Appeal rights were provided. An exit interview was conducted, and this report was read and discussed with Site Supervisor, Michelle Walker. The Notice of Site Visit shall be posted for 30 days. Continued from LIC 9099 Interviews conducted by Staff (S1 & S2) stated the alleged incident did not involve daycare children and no inappropriate comments were made towards them, corroborating with SS and D1’s statements. Interviews conducted by adults and children currently did not have any concerns with the allegations filed against the facility. However, A4 did state there was a pervious time when a staff member could be heard from outside the facility, yelling and making inappropriate comments to a daycare child. Based on the information gathered during this investigation, although the allegations may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove that the allegations occurred and therefore are determined to be unsubstantiated. There were no Title 22 deficiencies cited. This report was reviewed and discussed with Site Supervisor, Michelle Walker (SS). Appeal rights were provided. Notice of Site Visit shall be posted for 30 days from today's visit.