198012250-11-3-2020-33-CC-ACAS-BUZSR2-20201103130538

Community Care Licensing

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 198012250
Report Date: 11/03/2020
Date Signed: 11/03/2020 01:06:40 PM

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 1000 CORPORATE CNTR DR. 200-B
MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754

FACILITY NAME:	CHILDREN'S MONTESSORI CENTER		FACILITY NUMBER:	198012250
ADMINISTRATOR:	CYNTHIA REIMERS		FACILITY TYPE:	850
ADDRESS:	19 N. HIDALGO AVENUE		TELEPHONE:	(626) 282-8258
CITY:	ALHAMBRA	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	91801
CAPACITY:	109	CENSUS: 12	DATE:	11/03/2020
TYPE OF VISIT:	Case Management - Other	UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	12:30 PM
MET WITH:	Cynthia Reimers		TIME COMPLETED:	01:00 PM

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 11/3/2020, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Ariel Cazares met with Director Cynthia Reimers of the licensed facility via FaceTime. The purpose of the visit was to provide technical assistance to the facility that has been granted a waiver to temporarily commingle infants from the infant component (#198012252) with the preschool children. This waiver will be used to due to the spread of COVID-19 in Southern/Northern California. The child care will be operated Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm and under the waiver the infant and preschool children can commingle in the classroom. There was no waiver to increase capacity. Should the facility need to increase capacity beyond what has been approved in the waiver or any changes to the conditions of the waiver occur, Children's Montessori Center shall notify the Monterey Park Child Care Regional Office. At 12:30 pm, the Director guided LPA on a tour of the facility. The preschool consists of 6 classrooms, 2 are currently being used. The toddler component has a separate classroom not being used. Check-in will take place at the entrance of the facility, outside. Postings and sign in is placed outdoors. Health checks are conducted at check in. If child/ren become ill during the course of the day, they will be placed in the isolation area in the office with director or sick child room adjacent to the foyer.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Ana Chico	TELEPHONE: (323) 981-3374
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Ariel Cazares	TELEPHONE: (323) 981-2949
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 11/03/2020

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 11/03/2020

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, 1000 CORPORATE CNTR DR. 200-B
MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754

FACILITY NAME: CHILDREN'S MONTESSORI CENTER	FACILITY NUMBER: 198012250
	VISIT DATE: 11/03/2020

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The following was observed in the rooms currently in use:
Kindergarten Room: 2 children, 1 staff
Chipmunks: 10 children napping (including the infant), 1 staff. There is a temporary changing table set up within arms reach of the sink. There is a crib available for the infant.
Chipmunks (on other side of partition): 3 children napping (part of Kindergarten room), 1 staff. This area is partitioned for this group to nap only. Once awake children return to Kindergarten room.

Water bottles and food are brought by children from home and labeled. Water bottles can refilled as necessary. Water bottles are used outdoors as well.

LPA was guided through the outdoor space which has been divided for the two groups. One group will use each section of the yard. If more children enroll, the playground will be used on a staggered schedule.

The facility is cleaned regularly throughout. The bathrooms are disinfected after each use and at the end of the day. Staff flushes toilets for children and wipe down the area.

To further ensure health and safety of the children in care, Community Care Licensing will provide on-going Technical Assistance (TA) to Children's Montessori Center. LPA advised director to stay updated with the Provider Information Notices (PINs) on the department website www.ccld.ca.gov as well as www.covid19.ca.gov for COVID-19 related information.

An exit interview was conducted with Director Cynthia Reimers. A copy of this report will be sent via email with an attached read receipt as proof of receipt. LPA request report be signed and a copy returned to the Regional Office.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Ana Chico	TELEPHONE: (323) 981-3374
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Ariel Cazares	TELEPHONE: (323) 981-2949
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 11/03/2020

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 11/03/2020

LIC809 (FAS) - (06/04)

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