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55 JAN CT., Chico CA 95928 · License #045405610 · Center · Day Care Center
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101161(a) · A licensee shall not operate a childcare center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation.
Director will have individual staff meetings with all staff about co-mingling and staff will write statement acknowledging that they will follow the conditions of the license. Director will also share safe sleep regulations with all staff in the facility. Director will send a copy of the statement to LPA by 10/3/25. Based on interview staff admitted a child has been taken from the infant license to the preschool license. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to people in care.as evidenced by:
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Disposition: Unsubstantiated
Disposition: Substantiated
Disposition: Substantiated
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Data synced from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division on Jul 8, 2026 · Source records · Report an error
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.
101223(a)(3) · (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(3) 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 including but not limited to Director agrees to have a meeting with S2 to discuss the citation and submit a statement to community care licensing that they will no longer speak to children inappropriately moving forward. Director agrees to submit statement by 8/22/25. interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning.
Based on interviews the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in C1 was spoken to inappropriately which poses an immediate/potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
101238(g)(1) · Buildings and Grounds (g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. (1) Storage areas for poisons shall be locked.
Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in a box of rodent repellent was found in a ziploc bag next to unbagged children's medications which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 05/02/2025
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
101216(g)(2) · Personnel Requirements (2) Each person specified in (g) above shall have a health-screening report signed by the person performing the screening. This report shall indicate the following
Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one staff (S2) is missing her LIc 503 health screening which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 05/02/2025
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
101217(a)(12) · Personnel Records (a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: (12) Tuberculosis test documents as specified in Section 101216(g).
Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one staff (S2) missing a negative TB test in their employee file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 05/02/2025
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
101229(a)(1) · (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. Facility has implemented scheduling another staff member in earlier to begin preparing meals for children in care. Staff understands they are required to have 100% visual supervision of all children in care. POC cleared on visit. This was not met as evidenced by
based on interviews it was determined that children were left in the preschool room without 100% supervision while staff prepared meals. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
101223(a)(2) · The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not be as evidenced by The director stated she will have staff incorporate placing mask on/ taking mask off into the daily schedule. The director will also add the facility mask policy to the parent handbook and monthly newsletter.
Based on observations/interviews, the director did not ensure the personal rights of children in care in that 39 of 39 children in care (C1 – C39) did not wear face coverings while in the facility, as required by the Order of the State Public Health Officer (June 11, 2021), and an individual face covering exception did not apply. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.