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Department of
SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 191606944
Report Date: 07/11/2023
Date Signed: 07/11/2023 11:25:02 AM

Document Has Been Signed on 07/11/2023 11:25 AM - It Cannot Be Edited

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 300 CONTINENTAL BLVD. STE 290A
EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245
FACILITY NAME:TORRANCE LOVES CHILDREN (TLC)FACILITY NUMBER:
191606944
ADMINISTRATOR:GINA SIEVERTFACILITY TYPE:
845
ADDRESS:3330 LOMITA BLVD, 3RD FLOORTELEPHONE:
(310) 325-9110
CITY:TORRANCESTATE: CAZIP CODE:
90505
CAPACITY: 13TOTAL ENROLLED CHILDREN: 13CENSUS: 0DATE:
07/11/2023
TYPE OF VISIT:Case Management - Licensee InitiatedUNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
09:20 AM
MET WITH:Gina Sievert, DirectorTIME COMPLETED:
11:45 AM
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On July 11, 2023 @ 9:20 AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Miriam Cohen conducted a Case Management visit for the purpose of Mildly Ill Childcare Center reopening after the COVID pandemic. The childcare center is located inside Torrance Memorial Hospital Hunt Tower located on the third floor inside the Pediatric Unit. The hours of Operation are as follows: Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM – 11:30 PM. LPA met with Center Director, Gina Sievert; Pediatric Unit Manager, Elizabeth Lowerison; Pediatric Unit Director, Natalie Thorpe. LPA Cohen visited the child care center and inspected the following areas: Sign In/Out sheets, menus, Parent Board with required posters and documentation, First Aid kit, IMS locked cabinet, refrigerator, children’s bathroom with changing table, and sleeping accommodations including pack and play, cots, and two hospital beds. Facility has at least one functioning carbon monoxide and smoke detectors that meet statutory requirements. LPA inspected the outdoor play area, which is located on the lower level, outside of Hunt tower.

All personnel has completed CPR and Pediatric First Aid training as well as Mandated Reporting Certification. is present when children are at the facility or at offsite activities. The name of the child care center director and fully-qualified teacher(s) designated to act in the director’s absence has been reported to the Department and a copy of LIC 308 is posted on Parent Board, accessible to the parents. Assembly Bill (AB) 2370, Chapter 676, Statutes of 2018, requires all licensed Child Care Centers (CCCs) constructed before January 1, 2010, to test their water (used for drinking and food preparation) for lead contamination before January 1, 2023, and then every 5-years after the date of the first test. For child care center licenses issued after July 1, 2022, the licensee shall test their water for lead within 180 days of licensure pursuant to Written Directives section 101700 (PIN 21-21.1- CCP). LPA verified that the lead testing was completed in accordance to the Written Directives outlined in PIN 21-21.1-CCP

LPA referred licensee to the Department website for lead: Lead Toxicity Prevention and Water Testing Information.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Maureen Neal
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Miriam Cohen
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE: DATE: 07/11/2023
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE: DATE: 07/11/2023
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.

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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, 300 CONTINENTAL BLVD. STE 290A
EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245
FACILITY NAME: TORRANCE LOVES CHILDREN (TLC)
FACILITY NUMBER: 191606944
VISIT DATE: 07/11/2023
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LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with licensee and discussed the Child Care Licensing Safe Sleep webpage at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/child-care-licensing/public-information-andresources/safe-sleep as an additional resource. LPA also informed licensee of the importance of checking for recalled infant devices on the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) website at https://www.cpsc.gov/ and recommended they register all infant devices with the CPSC to be notified of any recalls on their purchased equipment. LPA reviewed storage of “medication and equipment/supplies, and reviewed children’s, personnel, and administrative records. For IMS information see PIN 22-02-CCP. The following information regarding ADA was provided: US Department of Justice (USDOJ) toll-free ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301 (voice) or (800) 514-0383 (TTY) and link to publication. Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the ADA are available at: https://www.ada.gov/resources/child-carecenters/

Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) regularly sends information to licensed facilities, providers, and stakeholders by way of Provider Information Notices (PIN), Program Quarterly Update Newsletters and other important information communication platforms. To receive important licensed related information to licensed facilities, visit the CCLD Important Information website at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-carelicensing/subscribe and select the Child Care option to receive email communication.

Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the licensee.

A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Maureen Neal
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Miriam Cohen
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 07/11/2023
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 07/11/2023
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