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Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 198014948
Report Date: 02/16/2021
Date Signed: 02/16/2021 10:15:18 AM

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

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

This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
01/15/2021 and conducted by Evaluator Anomeh Eivazian

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 33-CC-20210115152810

FACILITY NAME:	KARA PRESCHOOL INC.		FACILITY NUMBER:	198014948
ADMINISTRATOR:	KARINE VARDANYAN		FACILITY TYPE:	850
ADDRESS:	311-315 N. ISABEL STREET		TELEPHONE:	(818) 243-0381
CITY:	GLENDALE	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	91206
CAPACITY:	117	CENSUS: 52	DATE:	02/16/2021
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	09:00 AM
MET WITH:	Karine Vardanyan, Director		TIME COMPLETED:	10:30 AM

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Facility staff slapped child

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Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Anomeh Eivazian, conducted an unannounced complaint inspection to the above facility for the purpose of delivering complaint investigation finding at 9:00 a.m.. Upon arrival LPA met with Director, Karine Vardanyan who guided LPA on a tour of the facility. There were 52 children present during this inspection at 9:00 a.m..

An investigation was conducted regarding the complaint allegation listed above. During the investigation interviews were conducted with staff, complainant, random children, and random current parents. During the course of the investigation LPA obtained a copy of facility roster.

Based on an interview that was conducted with staff #1, she never observed or heard staff#4 treated any children in an inappropriate manner. Per staff #1, children start the school when they are potty trained or wearing pull ups. Per staff #1, if a child has an accident in the school, teacher will take the child to the bathroom and change the child.
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Unsubstantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Christina Gabelman	TELEPHONE: (323) 854-8930
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Anomeh Eivazian	TELEPHONE: (323) 981-3391
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 02/16/2021

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/16/2021

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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Control Number 33-CC-20210115152810

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION 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: KARA PRESCHOOL INC.	FACILITY NUMBER: 198014948
	VISIT DATE: 02/16/2021

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Based on interviews that were conducted with staff #2 and staff#3 no disclosures were made.

Based on interviews that were conducted with three random parents no disclosures were made.

Based on interviews that were conducted with three random children no disclosures were made.

Based on an interview that was conducted with staff#4, when school was reopened in July 2020 child#4 was a new enrolled student. At the beginning child#4 either was shy or did not know how to approach staff#4 to ask to use the bathroom for pooping only, when staff#4 would noticed child #4 hiding behind the kitchen toy she knew that child#4 needed to use the bathroom, by then child#4 would have dirty underwear, only the color of underwear would changed not having the real poop in underwear. Per staff #4, child#4 never had an accident of pee. Per staff#4, once child#4 felt comfortable with staff#4 she would ask staff#4 to use the bathroom and did not have dirty underwear anymore. Per staff#4, never hit or slapped child #4 or any children for having accidents. Per staff#4, staff#4 would take the children to the bathroom after each accident and change them .

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 at this time the above allegation is Unsubstantiated.

The notice of site visit was posted where the parent/guardian of children enter and exit the facility. This notice shall remain posted for 30 consecutive days. Failure to maintain posting as required will result in a $100.00 civil penalty.

Exit interview was conducted with Director, Karine Vardanyan at 10:30 a.m., Appeal Rights procedures explained. A copy of this report and all other Licensing reports must be made available to the public for 3 years.

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SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Christina Gabelman	TELEPHONE: (323) 854-8930
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Anomeh Eivazian	TELEPHONE: (323) 981-3391
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 02/16/2021

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/16/2021

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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