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Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 013418160
Report Date: 04/25/2019
Date Signed: 04/25/2019 01:35:38 PM

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 1515 CLAY STREET, SUITE 1102
OAKLAND, CA 94612

This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
03/25/2019 and conducted by Evaluator Simerjit Kaur

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 02-CC-20190325115948

FACILITY NAME:	BETH EL NURSERY SCHOOL		FACILITY NUMBER:	013418160
ADMINISTRATOR:	GLADSTONE, JODI		FACILITY TYPE:	850
ADDRESS:	1301 OXFORD STREET		TELEPHONE:	(510) 848-9428
CITY:	BERKELEY	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	94709
CAPACITY:	74	CENSUS: 52	DATE:	04/25/2019
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	09:00 AM
MET WITH:	Jodi Gladstone		TIME COMPLETED:	02:00 PM

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Lack of Supervision - Staff failed to provide adequate supervision resulting in children hitting each other.

INVESTIGATION FINDINGS:

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Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Simerjit Kaur conducted an unannounced complaint investigation site inspection regarding the above allegation against the facility and met with director, Jodi Gladstone. Present for this investigation was 52 preschool age children and 9 staff members.

During the course of investigation, inspection of the classrooms were conducted. This agency has investigated the complaint alleging staff failed to provide adequate supervision resulting in children hitting each other. Based on information gathered through interviews, record review and observations, we have found that the complaint is unsubstantiated. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is deemed unsubstantiated.
Exit interview conducted with director. Appeal Rights were provided. Notice of Site visit was provided during the inspection and must be posted for 30 days.

Unsubstantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Wynn Norona	TELEPHONE: (510) 622-2592
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Simerjit Kaur	TELEPHONE: (510) 292-7241
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 04/25/2019

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 04/25/2019

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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