197494574-5-11-2022-30-CC-CESO-CEZMJE-20220602093858

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 197494574
Report Date: 05/11/2022
Date Signed: 05/11/2022 12:26:30 PM

Unsubstantiated

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
03/24/2022 and conducted by Evaluator Denise Miranda

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 30-CC-20220324152918

FACILITY NAME:	DEVONSHIRE PRESCHOOL		FACILITY NUMBER:	197494574
ADMINISTRATOR:	MERADITH GRABLE		FACILITY TYPE:	850
ADDRESS:	21203 DEVONSHIRE STREET		TELEPHONE:	(818) 700-2821
CITY:	CHATSWORTH	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	91311
CAPACITY:	60	CENSUS: 19	DATE:	05/11/2022
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	08:15 AM
MET WITH:	Amalia Gutierrez, Director Assistant		TIME COMPLETED:	12:40 PM

ALLEGATION(S):

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Staff to child ratio
Staff handles daycare child in a rough manner
Staff do not properly supervise daycare children

INVESTIGATION FINDINGS:

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

On 05/11/2022 at 8:15AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Denise Miranda conducted a visit Devonshire Preschool, for the purpose of delivering the investigation finding for the above-mentioned allegations. Upon arrival, LPA Miranda met with Amalia Gutierrez, and informed the purpose of the visit. There are 19 children with 2 Staff and Director Assistant present at the facility. At 8:23am LPA step out from the preschool site and was guided by Ms. Gutierres, Director to the Infant program. LPA returned to the office and reviewed documents pertninents and conducted an inspection to the preschool site.
Based on the information gathered throughout the course of the investigation which include LPA observation, interviews, and review pertinents documents the allegations above are unsubstantiated. A finding that the complaint is unsubstantiated means that although the allegations may have happened or are valid, there are not a preponderance of the evidences to prove that the alleged violations occurred.
An exit interview was conducted, and a copy of this report was provided to Amelia Gutierrez, Director Assistant.

Unsubstantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Claudia Escobedo	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3044
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Denise Miranda	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3068
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 05/11/2022

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 05/11/2022

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 1