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Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 483009424
Report Date: 02/28/2024
Date Signed: 02/28/2024 02:17:28 PM

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 1450 NEOTOMAS AVENUE, STE. 100
SANTA ROSA, CA 95405
This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
01/26/2024 and conducted by Evaluator Elpidia Hernandez Torres
PUBLIC
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 01-CC-20240126153329
FACILITY NAME:GRAY-MCDANIELS, CARLA FCCHFACILITY NUMBER:
483009424
ADMINISTRATOR:CARLA GRAY-MCDANIELSFACILITY TYPE:
810
ADDRESS:TELEPHONE:
(707) 425-4057
CITY:FAIRFIELDSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
94533
CAPACITY:14CENSUS: 0DATE:
02/28/2024
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
01:07 PM
MET WITH:Licensee Carla Gray McDanielsTIME COMPLETED:
01:26 PM
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Licensee hit a daycare child with an object while in care
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Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs), Elpidia Hernandez Torres and Melchisedeck Augustin, conducted a subsequent complaint investigation inspection on 02/28/2024 at 01:07PM for the purpose of delivering the findings regarding the above allegation. LPAs previously met with Licensee on 02/01/2024 to discuss the purpose of the visit, conduct interviews, and request the facility roster ( LIC 9040), children's records, and personnel records. It was alleged that Licensee hit a daycare child with an object while in care.

During the course of the investigation, interviews were conducted with licensee, assistant, ten guardians (G1-G10), and six children ( C1-C6) between 01/26/2024- 02/23/2024. On 02/01/2024, licensee claimed that she never hit or restrained a child in the facility. According to children’s interviews (C1-C3), it was reported that licensee hits them with a brown spoon. C2 reported they had seen licensee hit two children with the wooden spoon, and licensee hid the wooden spoon in the couch so LPA wouldn’t see it. When LPA found a wooden spoon under the cushion of a brown couch in the living room, C1 confirmed it was the brown spoon licensee used to hit children on the bottom of their feet. continued on 9099-C
Substantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISORS NAME: Leslie Lepori
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Elpidia Hernandez Torres
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/28/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/28/2024
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.
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Control Number 01-CC-20240126153329
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 1450 NEOTOMAS AVENUE, STE. 100
SANTA ROSA, CA 95405
FACILITY NAME: GRAY-MCDANIELS, CARLA FCCH
FACILITY NUMBER: 483009424
VISIT DATE: 02/28/2024
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 C2 further reported licensee pinches and/or flicks children, keeps children restrained in the high chair for a long time, and took a child out of the high chair before LPA entered the home so LPA wouldn’t know the child was in the high chair. C3 also reported licensee hit them with the wooden spoon on the bottom of their feet.

The allegation was further corroborated by guardian and adult interviews. According to a guardian (G9) interview, their child reported that the licensee hit them on the bottom of their feet with a wooden spoon around November 2022. In addition, one day upon pick up of their child, this guardian heard the licensee say that another child was being bad and she couldn’t wait to ‘whip’ him. Guardian G8 reported their children were spanked, slapped, and hit with a spoon on their feet, hands, and butt. According to G4, their child had reported that the licensee would spank children and used the highchair to discipline children ‘for being bad’. A1 reported the licensee had pinched and flicked a child’s foot right before LPAs arrived at the facility on 02/01/2024. In addition, the licensee would hit children on the bottom of their feet and/or on the palms of the hands so the marks wouldn’t show and would use dinosaur toys with sharp tails to poke children.

During the course of the investigation, further interviews confirmed that the licensee would restrain children in the high chair as a form of discipline and/or punishment. G2’s interview stated that the licensee uses highchairs as a form of discipline and had seen children, including her own, over the age of two years in the highchair for ‘time out’. G5 reported their child stated when a child was in trouble, they had to sit in the highchair. Another child C5 reported licensee would put two and three-year-olds in the high chairs because they weren’t listening. Guardian G6 reported licensee placed their child in the high chair as form of discipline called “think about it”. Guardian (G9) also reported licensee used highchairs as a form of discipline.

The evidence obtained through the course of the investigation corroborated the allegation that the licensee hit children and restrained them in highchairs as a form of discipline. Therefore, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met and the above allegation is found to be substantiated. The California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 12 & Chapter 1, Section 102423(a)(4) is being cited on attached LIC 9099D . Due to the extent of the personal rights violation and the evidence obtained showing the physical abuse of children in care, the licensee is being issued a Civil Penalty (CP) in the amount of $2000 in accordance with Health and Safety Code 1597.58. LPAs reviewed and provided the Licensee with a copy of this report and the Civil Penalty Assessment-Physical Abuse (LIC421D(CC) during the exit interview. The Notice of Site Visit shall be posted for 30 days. Appeal Rights were provided. continued on 9099-C

SUPERVISORS NAME: Leslie Lepori
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Elpidia Hernandez Torres
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/28/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/28/2024
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Control Number 01-CC-20240126153329
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 1450 NEOTOMAS AVENUE, STE. 100
SANTA ROSA, CA 95405
FACILITY NAME: GRAY-MCDANIELS, CARLA FCCH
FACILITY NUMBER: 483009424
VISIT DATE: 02/28/2024
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This report dated 02/28/2024 document(s) one Type A citation which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there is/are immediate risk(s) to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. Also, LPAs informed the licensee to provide a copy of this licensing report and 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.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Leslie Lepori
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Elpidia Hernandez Torres
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/28/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/28/2024
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Control Number 01-CC-20240126153329
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 1450 NEOTOMAS AVENUE, STE. 100
SANTA ROSA, CA 95405

FACILITY NAME: GRAY-MCDANIELS, CARLA FCCH
FACILITY NUMBER: 483009424
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:
VISIT DATE: 02/28/2024
Deficiency Type
POC Due Date /
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DEFICIENCIES
PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Type A
02/29/2024
Section Cited
CCR
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Personal Rights: (a)Each child receiving services from a family child care home shall have certain rights…These rights include, but are not limited to, the following... To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse, or other actions of a punitive nature...
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Licensee reported she would read, order books, and look for some classes pertaining to children’s behavior and how to handle children’s behavior as well as Children’s personal rights.
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This requirement was not met as evidenced by: based on information obtained, the Licensee hit, pinched, and spanked children in care and restrained them in a high chair as a form of discipline or punishment. A CP in the amount of $2000 is being assessed due to the violation of this section resulting in the physical abuse of a child in care. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
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Licensee agreed to submit a summary of what she learned, and what her sources were via email, mail or fax to LPA Hernandez Torres.
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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: Leslie Lepori
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Elpidia Hernandez Torres
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/28/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/28/2024
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