197416384-10-8-2021-30-CC-DMIA-C7LNPJ-20211008103824

Community Care Licensing

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 197416384
Report Date: 10/08/2021
Date Signed: 10/08/2021 10:38:28 AM

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

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

FACILITY NAME:	HAPPY TOTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL & INFANT CENTER		FACILITY NUMBER:	197416384
ADMINISTRATOR:	RAMANDEEP KAUR		FACILITY TYPE:	850
ADDRESS:	1518 PACIFIC COAST HWY.		TELEPHONE:	(310) 891-6080
CITY:	HARBOR CITY	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	90710
CAPACITY:	34	CENSUS: 28	DATE:	10/08/2021
TYPE OF VISIT:	Case Management - Incident	UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	09:15 AM
MET WITH:	Ramandeep Kaur, Director and Licensee		TIME COMPLETED:	10:47 AM

NARRATIVE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25	On 10/08/2021 9:15am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Denise Miranda met with the Director regarding an Unusual Incident report received on 09/28/2021 for an incident that occurred on 09/28/2021. Licensee notified CCLD via fax on 09/28/2021. Upon arrival, LPA met Director and around 9:30am LPA met the Licensee. The incident alleged that child #1 on 09/28/2021 had an aggressive behavior in classroom. Per report child#1 was running inside of the classroom and not listening to the teachers. Desrespecting school material by throwing them at classmates and teachers. Child #1 had hard time to following directions. No child got hurt. Per report, mother of the child was called to pick the child, Director spoke with mother about her child’s behavior. Child is no long enrolled on the school, the last of the child was on 09/28/2021. During this inspection, LPA conducted interviews with facility staff and relevant parties and review staff and child#1 file’s. LPA conducted a tour of the area where the incident occurred and reviewed with Director and licensee the video date on 09/28/2021. On the footage of the first video shows on 09/28/2021 9:22am, when child#1, was on the top of the table by herself and staff was asking her to go down and child was not following her directions, child#1 was showing her tongue to staff and classmates. Child#1 was throwing the supplies materials on the floor and wall. The other children were separate from this child to avoid any incident. On the second video dated on 09/28/2021 9:53am, child#1 was with Licensee outside at the playground with another children and shows when child#1 came to Licensee’s director and hit her. During this incident facility had Director, one fully qualify teacher and one teacher assistant present with a group of 20 children. Facility staff provided proper care and supervision during the time of the incident.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Peter Flores	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3077
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Denise Miranda	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3055
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 10/08/2021

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/08/2021

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

LIC809 (FAS) - (06/04)

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT (Cont)

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

FACILITY NAME: HAPPY TOTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL & INFANT CENTER	FACILITY NUMBER: 197416384
	VISIT DATE: 10/08/2021

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The facility also followed Title 22 Regulations in the care and supervision of the children and reporting the incident to the Community Care Licensing Division and to DCFS.

Based on the information obtained throughout the course of the investigation, it does not appear that the incident was a result of a Title 22 violation.

An exit interview was conducted and a copy of this report along with the Notice of Site Visit were provided to Ramandeep Kaur.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Peter Flores	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3077
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Denise Miranda	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3055
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 10/08/2021

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/08/2021

LIC809 (FAS) - (06/04)

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