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Department of
SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 153910667
Report Date: 08/16/2024
Date Signed: 08/16/2024 02:45:05 PM

Substantiated


STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
FRESNO SOUTH CC RO, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710
This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
08/09/2024 and conducted by Evaluator Paul Garcia
PUBLIC
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 57-CC-20240809140035

FACILITY NAME:CUTTY FAMILY CHILD CAREFACILITY NUMBER:
153910667
ADMINISTRATOR:CUTTY, STEPHENFACILITY TYPE:
810
ADDRESS:TELEPHONE:
(661) 480-4837
CITY:BAKERSFIELDSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
93305
CAPACITY:14CENSUS: 12DATE:
08/16/2024
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
07:08 AM
MET WITH: Stephen CuttyTIME COMPLETED:
10:00 AM
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Licensee does not ensure capacity limitations are followed
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On August 16, 2024, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA's) Paul Garcia and Nohemi Sanchez conducted an unannounced complaint inspection to investigate the above allegation. LPA's met with Stephen Cutty and took a census and toured the facility. LPA Garcia discussed the above allegation and the reason for the inspection.

During today's inspection, LPA’s observe Stephen Cutty leave the facility at approximately 7:30am to transport six (6) children to school leaving staff #1 behind to care for 6 children. However, two (2) additional children arrived placing the censes at eight (8). Approximately fifteen (15) minutes later a parent dropped off two additional children placing the facility at a censes of ten (10) with one (1) staff, well overcapacity. At approximately 8:15am Stephen Cutty returned to the facility to transport three (3) additional children to school witch then placed the censes at seven (7).

LPAs interviewed staff and spoke with children then requested and obtained documents. See LIC9099-C

Substantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISORS NAME: Gloria Reyes
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Paul Garcia
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/16/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/16/2024
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 57-CC-20240809140035
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
FRESNO SOUTH CC RO, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710
FACILITY NAME: CUTTY FAMILY CHILD CARE
FACILITY NUMBER: 153910667
VISIT DATE: 08/16/2024
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Per Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 3, of the California Code of Regulations, the following deficiency is being cited: (see next page, 809 D)

LPA Paul Garcia informed licensee Stephen Cutty that this report dated August 16, 2024, documents one (1) Type A citation. Type A citations 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 Paul Garcia informed the licensee Stephen Cutty to provide a copy of this licensing report dated August 16, 2024, that documents any Type A citation 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.

This report shall be made available to the public upon request.
An exit interview was conducted, and this report was reviewed with the facility representative Stephen Cutty.
A notice of site visit was issued and must remain posted for 30 days.
Appeal Rights were discussed and issued.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Gloria Reyes
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Paul Garcia
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/16/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/16/2024
LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)
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Control Number 57-CC-20240809140035
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
FRESNO SOUTH CC RO, 1310 E. SHAW AVE,
FRESNO, CA 93710

FACILITY NAME: CUTTY FAMILY CHILD CARE
FACILITY NUMBER: 153910667
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:
VISIT DATE: 08/16/2024
Deficiency Type
POC Due Date /
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DEFICIENCIES
PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Request Denied
Type A
08/16/2024
Section Cited
CCR
102416.5(a)
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The capacity specified on the license shall be the maximum number of children for whom care can be provided. Based on observation the licensee did not comply with ratio/staffing requirements when 10 (Ten) children were observed with one staff which poses an immediate Health and/or, Safety and/or
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During this visit Stephen Cutty returned to the home taking three (3) children to school placing the censes back into compliance.
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Personal requirements which poses an immediate Health and/or, Safety and/or Personal Rights risk to persons in care. LPA's observed, licensee’s assistant had 10 children in care, placing the facility out of compliance by 2 children.
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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: Gloria Reyes
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Paul Garcia
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/16/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/16/2024
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