490111657-8-17-2021-01-CC-ASTR-C5YS33-20210817133028

Community Care Licensing

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 490111657
Report Date: 08/17/2021
Date Signed: 08/17/2021 01:30:35 PM

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 101 GOLF COURSE DR. STE. A-230
ROHNERT PARK, CA 94928

FACILITY NAME:	BRUSH CREEK MONTESSORI SCHOOL		FACILITY NUMBER:	490111657
ADMINISTRATOR:	MACKEY, CANDACE		FACILITY TYPE:	850
ADDRESS:	1569 BRUSH CREEK ROAD		TELEPHONE:	(707) 539-7980
CITY:	SANTA ROSA	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	95404
CAPACITY:	78	CENSUS: 46	DATE:	08/17/2021
TYPE OF VISIT:	Case Management - Licensee Initiated	UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	12:00 PM
MET WITH:	Candace Mackey		TIME COMPLETED:	01:40 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) Amy Strother met with Head of School, Candace Mackey (A1). An application was received on 07/16/21 with a request to add a second toddler component to the preschool license. The facility is currently licensed for 66 preschool children and 12 toddler, for a total capacity of 78. The application is requesting to add a new room to the license for use by a second group of 12 toddlers, named the "Seedlings". The facility is requesting to reduce the preschool capacity to 54 children and increase the toddler capacity to 24, for the same total capacity of 78. A Fire clearance approving the Seedling room for use was granted on 07/21/21 by Sonoma County Fire District. The room meets the requirement for sufficient interior square footage. There are two toilets, 1 potty chair, and a changing table within arms reach of the sink. There were sufficient toys, furniture, equipment and sleeping mats for up to 12 children. There was a pull station located on the outside of the portable building, within arms reach of an exit door. There was a functioning carbon monoxide detector and smoke detector located on the wall in the kitchen area. Also in the kitchen, there was a fire extinguisher rated 2A10BC. There is one toddler yard, located adjacent to the "Sapling" toddler room. A request for shared alternating use of the toddler yard by the Sapling and Seedling toddler groups was submitted to and approved by the department. The waiver for shared use must be posted next to each classrooms daily schedule. A daily schedule stating that the Saplings will use the toddler yard from 10:30am-11:30am and the Seedings will use the yard from 9:30am-10:30am was received. A1 provided a statement regarding how the Seedling group will safely travel to and from the toddler yard located off of the Sapling room, which states that the "Seedling classroom children will be escorted to the playground via path route to Redwood Gate and then through Toddler classroom gate to avoid any exposure to the driveway. Children would be holding hands or in the case of COVID times, on to a long scarf or piece of material to keep them together, along with their two teachers." Continue on LIC809-C

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Alexis Hollon	TELEPHONE: (707) 588-5036
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Amy Strother	TELEPHONE: (707) 588-5077
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 08/17/2021

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/17/2021

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, 101 GOLF COURSE DR. STE. A-230
ROHNERT PARK, CA 94928

FACILITY NAME: BRUSH CREEK MONTESSORI SCHOOL	FACILITY NUMBER: 490111657
	VISIT DATE: 08/17/2021

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During the inspection A1 stated that the facility purchased a daisy chain that the children are currently using. LPA discussed with A1 a plan for staff in include a head count of children before and after traveling from one location to another. A1 stated that the staff are currently doing the head counts and will continue to do so.

The outdoor area used by the toddlers has shade for the children provided by several pop up umbrellas. Drinking water is available to children from their personal water bottles. Staff tote the children's water bottles from the classroom in a basket to the playground. There are age appropriate toys and play equipment for the children. The outdoor activity area is physically separated from the preschool activity area.

A1 stated that she is aware of the minimum child to teacher ratio of 6:1 and is aware that written permission from each child’s authorized representative to be place in the toddler program must be kept in each child’s file. The toddler component is an extension of the existing preschool license.

This facility is approved for 24 toddlers, 12 in the Seedling classroom and 12 in the Sapling classroom and 54 preschool age children, using the Redwood classroom and the Amber classroom as of today, 08/17/21.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Alexis Hollon	TELEPHONE: (707) 588-5036
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Amy Strother	TELEPHONE: (707) 588-5077
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 08/17/2021

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/17/2021

LIC809 (FAS) - (06/04)

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