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Community Care Licensing

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 330910335
Report Date: 02/11/2020
Date Signed: 02/11/2020 12:28:54 PM

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 3737 MAIN ST., SUITE 700
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501

FACILITY NAME:	MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF THE DESERT		FACILITY NUMBER:	330910335
ADMINISTRATOR:	CECILIA PAYNE		FACILITY TYPE:	850
ADDRESS:	73-925 FRED WARING DRIVE		TELEPHONE:	(760) 773-0984
CITY:	PALM DESERT	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	92260
CAPACITY:	69	CENSUS: 31	DATE:	02/11/2020
TYPE OF VISIT:	Case Management - Incident	UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	11:15 AM
MET WITH:	Cecilia Payne, Director		TIME COMPLETED:	12:40 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	Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Carlos Martinez, arrived to follow up on several Unusual Incident Reports (UIR's) that were submitted to Licensing by the facility on January 28, 2020. LPA met with the Cecilia Payne, Director, to discuss incident. According to Unusual Incident Report, on January 24, 2020, Child #1 was being disruptive and began to color the table and was asked to stop. This made the child upset and began to scream and kick the Teacher's on site. Within a few minutes, the Child was redirected and the classroom left to the playground to play. At the playground, Child #1 suddenly began to act out and started punching the kids in the stomach, kicked a girl in the face and even jumped on child's back while she laid on the ground. Unable to redirect the child a second time, the staff were forced to remove the child from the playground to ensure the other children's safety. After this incident, Payne stated that she held a meeting with the parent and notified her that they could not meet the child's needs and were unable to provide adequate care. Consequently, the parent was given a 1 week notice, and the child's last day at the center was on January 27, 2020. On this day, Child #1 continued to display behaviors and hit several students, and at some point, hit another child on the back of the head with a puzzle piece. During this visit, LPA reviewed a video provided by Payne where the child is observed running around hitting kids for no reason and screaming in their faces. This prompted the director to call the parent for an early pick up. When the mother arrived to pick up the child, Payne stated that she spoke with Jesbith Ramirez, Teacher, and showed her a picture of the child's arms and accused them of causing the bruises/marks, but did not elaborate further on the matter. According to Ramirez, she was unable to fully view the picture because the mother rapidly "flashed" the picture but did not allow her to completely see the content. Payne, stated that she made an attempt to speak with the mother about this particular matter, but would not

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Kimberly Williams	TELEPHONE: (951) 248-0228
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Carlos Martinez	TELEPHONE: (951) 295-2190
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 02/11/2020

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/11/2020

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, 3737 MAIN ST., SUITE 700
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501

FACILITY NAME: MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF THE DESERT	FACILITY NUMBER: 330910335
	VISIT DATE: 02/11/2020

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elaborate, nor would she allow them to see the picture. Payne, stated that she was unsure of why she would make such an allegation, but wanted to report to CCL.

LPA determined that the facility took the necessary steps to ensure children safety. Based on the information obtained during the visit, there appears to be no violations of Title 22 Regulations pertaining to the reported incident.
An exit interview was conducted, and a copy of this report was provided.

A copy of this report must be made available to the public, at the facility site, for 3 years.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Kimberly Williams	TELEPHONE: (951) 248-0228
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Carlos Martinez	TELEPHONE: (951) 295-2190
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 02/11/2020

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/11/2020

LIC809 (FAS) - (06/04)

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