197407841-11-8-2019-30-CC-SJSN-BJ27N4-20191117204804

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 197407841
Report Date: 11/06/2019
Date Signed: 11/08/2019 11:59:56 AM

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 300 CONTINENTAL BLVD. STE 290A
EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245

This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
08/29/2019 and conducted by Evaluator Veronica Wheatley

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 30-CC-20190829121638

FACILITY NAME:	CHILDREN'S PLACE, THE		FACILITY NUMBER:	197407841
ADMINISTRATOR:	PRECIOUS JOHNSON		FACILITY TYPE:	850
ADDRESS:	1215 CRENSHAW BLVD		TELEPHONE:	(310) 328-6313
CITY:	TORRANCE	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	90501
CAPACITY:	59	CENSUS: 7	DATE:	11/06/2019
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	04:15 PM
MET WITH:	Jennifer Richards		TIME COMPLETED:	05:30 PM

ALLEGATION(S):

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Facility operating out of ratio.
Staff fails to keep facility clean
Facility is malodorous

INVESTIGATION FINDINGS:

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), V. Wheatley met with licensee/director Jennifer Richards at 4:30PM. LPA conducted a previous inspection on August 30, 2019 and the facility was closed. LPA conducted an inspection on September 6, 2019. LPA interviewed the licensee/director regarding the above allegations. The licensee/director denied the allegations. LPA interviewed the staff and obtained a copy of the children's roster. LPA interviewed witnesses/parents. During the inspections, LPA did not observed the staff operating out of ratio. LPA did not observe the facility unclean or with a foul odor.

Based on the LPA's observations, information obtained and interviews which were conducted, there is not a preponderance of evidence to substantiate the allegation, therefore the allegation is Unsubstantiated. The unsubstantiated finding means that although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of the evidence to prove that the alleged violation occurred.

Exit interview. A copy of this report was provided.

Unsubstantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Sharalyn Jenkins-Sweeten	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3054
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Veronica Wheatley	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3051
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 11/06/2019

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 11/06/2019

This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

Page: 1 of 2