191201656-7-14-2022-30-CC-LRIS-CGKQD5-20220722120408

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 191201656
Report Date: 07/14/2022
Date Signed: 07/14/2022 09:00:33 AM

Unsubstantiated

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 300 CONTINENTAL BLVD. STE 290A
EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245

This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
05/26/2022 and conducted by Evaluator Deborah Lowe

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 30-CC-20220526083159

FACILITY NAME:	CASA MONTESSORI, INC		FACILITY NUMBER:	191201656
ADMINISTRATOR:	CONSUELO VALERA		FACILITY TYPE:	850
ADDRESS:	17633 LASSEN STREET		TELEPHONE:	(818) 886-7922
CITY:	NORTHRIDGE	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	91324
CAPACITY:	72	CENSUS: 7	DATE:	07/14/2022
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	08:11 AM
MET WITH:	Consuelo Valera		TIME COMPLETED:	09:00 AM

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Personal Rights - Staff used an inappropriate form of punishment for day care children

INVESTIGATION FINDINGS:

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On 7/14/2022 at 8:11 am Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Deborah Lowe conducted an unannounced visit, LPA Lowe met with Director, Consuelo Valera. The purpose of the visit is to deliver the findings of the complaint received on 5/26/2022.

LPA toured the facility and observed 7 children in care supervised by 4 staff.

Based on the investigation which included a site visit on 6/01/2022 and 6/07/2022, interviews with parents, children and staff, observations made by LPA, documents obtained, and a review of records, the allegations above are Unsubstantiated. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of the evidence to prove that the allegation occurred.

LIC 9213 Notice of site visit and appeal rights were provided and reviewed.
An exit interview was conducted with Director, Consuelo Valera. A copy of this report was provided.

Unsubstantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISORS NAME: Lisa Rios
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Deborah Lowe
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 07/14/2022

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 07/14/2022

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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