566213952-10-3-2019-17-CC-GMIE-BGTQEU-20191010120652

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 566213952
Report Date: 10/03/2019
Date Signed: 10/03/2019 10:49:37 AM

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 6500 HOLLISTER AVE., SUITE 200
GOLETA, CA 93117

This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
07/23/2019 and conducted by Evaluator Francisco Pedroza

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 17-CC-20190723142558

FACILITY NAME:	LA PETITE ACADEMY		FACILITY NUMBER:	566213952
ADMINISTRATOR:	MEGAN GALLOWAY		FACILITY TYPE:	830
ADDRESS:	85 BONITA DRIVE		TELEPHONE:	(805) 526-7846
CITY:	SIMI VALLEY	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	93065
CAPACITY:	24	CENSUS: 22	DATE:	10/03/2019
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	09:05 AM
MET WITH:	Megan Galloway		TIME COMPLETED:	11:00 AM

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Lack of Supervision

INVESTIGATION FINDINGS:

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Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Francisco Pedroza and LPA Elvin Baddley conducted an unannounced visit to conclude a compliant investigation. LPAs met with facility Director Megan Galloway and explained the purpuse of the visit. LPAs, in the company of Director Galloway toured the interior and exterior of the facility, LPAs observed 22 children in care at the time of the inspection.

The complaint received alleged, "Lack of supervision resulting in a child biting another child." The investigation included two unannounced visits, interviews with parents, staff, and the complainant. LPA reviewed children files during the initial inspection. There was not enough evidence to determine if the allegation did occur. The facility is activly working with children to redirect them from biting other children. As such, the facility routinely presents an illustrated story to children detailing the ill effects of biting. The facility also works with their staff and families to try and identify why a child is biting to help assist in redirecting their children.

Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation(s) did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is UNSUBSTATIATED.

Unsubstantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: George Mingle	TELEPHONE: (805) 562-0410
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Francisco Pedroza	TELEPHONE: (805) 689-4212
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 10/03/2019

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/03/2019

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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