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Community Care Licensing

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 197493332
Report Date: 11/21/2019
Date Signed: 12/10/2020 08:00:23 AM

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:	TODAYS MONTESSORI		FACILITY NUMBER:	197493332
ADMINISTRATOR:	TRIGO, SANDY		FACILITY TYPE:	850
ADDRESS:	22566 VANOWEN STREET		TELEPHONE:	(818) 704-9221
CITY:	WEST HILLS	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	91307
CAPACITY:	55	CENSUS: 32	DATE:	11/21/2019
TYPE OF VISIT:	Case Management - Licensee Initiated	UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	03:00 PM
MET WITH:	Chereen Peretti and Sandy Trigo/Director		TIME COMPLETED:	04:45 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) Silva Garibyan met with the licensee, Chereen Peretti and director, Sandy Trigo, for the purpose of a Case Management visit to re-measure the Preschool classrooms. LPA toured the facility inside and outside at 3:15 PM on 11/21//2019. The purpose of the visit is to add a toddler component to the preschool license without changing the license capacity ( 43 preschool and 12 toddler). The toddler option will be conducted out of Ted Room. Including the toddler option, the facility operates out of 5 classrooms ( Green, Orange, Butterfly/Common Space, and Activity room for preschool, and Red room for toddler option). The fire department has granted clearance for 55 children including the 12 toddlers. The fire department has granted the fire clearance for the capacity of 55 ( including 12 Toddlers) preschool children. Fire Clearance granted on 09/18/2019 by Inspector Cindy Struck, LA City Fire Department. The following measurements were observed during the inspection: Preschool Indoor: 1. Butterfly Room: (17.9 x 17.7) - (10 x 7) = 386.83 sq. ft 2. Green Room: 26 x 13.2 = $343.2 sq. ft 3. Orange Classroom: (9.9 x 19.2) + (9.2 x 13) = 309.6 sq.ft. 4. Activity room adjacent to kitchen: (21.7 x 27.9) - (9.4 x 11) = 502.03 sq. ft. Total indoor capacity is: 386.83 + 343.2 + 309 + 502.03 = 1,541.66 / 35 =44 children. Page 1 of 2

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Mary Ruiz	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3061
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Silva Garibyan	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3062
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 11/21/2019

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 11/21/2019

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, 300 CONTINENTAL BLVD. STE 290A
EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245

FACILITY NAME: TODAYS MONTESSORI	FACILITY NUMBER: 197493332
	VISIT DATE: 11/21/2019

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Preschool Outdoor:

Large preschool yard ( in the front of the facility): 88 x 91 = 8,008 sq. ft. / 75 = 106 preschool children.
LPA observed two security gates that requires a gate code.

Toddler Indoor:

Red classroom : (9 x 13) + (14 x 18.2) = 371.8 sq. ft /35 = 11 toddlers

Toddler Outdoor:

Small toddler yard ( in the back of the facility): 25 x 103 = 2,575 sq. ft. / 75 = 34 toddlers

There are no bodies of water on the premises. Both yards have play equipment installed.

Toddler room has one sink, one toilet and one changing table (changing table is located in the bathroom).

There is a full kitchen with running hot and cold water. The kitchen is off limits to the children in care. The facility offers hot lunch for the children enrolled as part of the services rendered. Drinking water is offered indoors and outdoors either in water fountains or pitchers.

Exit Interview conducted with director, Sandy Trigo. A copy of this report was provided to the director on this date.

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SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Mary Ruiz	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3061
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Silva Garibyan	TELEPHONE: (424) 301-3062
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 11/21/2019

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

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 11/21/2019

LIC809 (FAS) - (06/04)

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