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SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 197494781
Report Date: 12/18/2025
Date Signed: 12/18/2025 10:18:08 AM

Substantiated


STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
EL SEGUNDO CC RO, 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
10/03/2025 and conducted by Evaluator Tyra Chavies
PUBLIC
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 30-CC-20251003120401
FACILITY NAME:VILLAGE PARK MONTESSORI PRESCHOOLFACILITY NUMBER:
197494781
ADMINISTRATOR:PERERA. SHIRANIFACILITY TYPE:
850
ADDRESS:4240 ARTESIA BLVDTELEPHONE:
(310) 592-0970
CITY:TORRANCESTATE: CAZIP CODE:
90504
CAPACITY:52CENSUS: 24DATE:
12/18/2025
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
08:45 AM
MET WITH:Yeshenia GarzonTIME COMPLETED:
10:20 AM
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Food Service-Licensee is not ensuring that day care children are provided snacks while in care.
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On 12/18/2025 Licensing Program Analyst, LPA, Tyra Chavies, met with Director, Yeshenia Garzon, for the purpose of an unannounced visit to deliver complaint findings. There were 26 children being supervised by 5 staff members.

On 12/16/2025- LPA Chavies conducted telephone interviews with P#2 and P#3
On 12/16/2025 – LPA Chavies attempted to conducted telephone interviews with P#1, P#4, P#5 and P#6
On 10/08/2025 - LPA Chavies observed children in care, received facility roster and personnel documents and conducted interviews with S1, S2 ,S3, S4 and Director.

Based on LPAs observation, interviews which were conducted and record reviews, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met, therefore the above allegation, Licensee is not ensuring that day care children are provided snacks while in care., is found to be SUBSTANTIATED. California Code of Regulation. Licensee is being cited a Type B on the attached LIC 9099D.
Substantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISORS NAME: Karren Starks
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Tyra Chavies
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 12/18/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 12/18/2025
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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Control Number 30-CC-20251003120401
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
EL SEGUNDO CC RO, 300 CONTINENTAL BLVD. STE 290A
EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245

FACILITY NAME: VILLAGE PARK MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL
FACILITY NUMBER: 197494781
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:
VISIT DATE: 12/18/2025
Deficiency Type
POC Due Date /
Section Number
DEFICIENCIES
PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Type B
12/18/2025
Section Cited
CCR
101227(5)(A)(C)
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(5) The following shall be offered daily:
(A) Full-day programs shall offer a midmorning and a midafternoon snack.
(C) Half-day programs shall offer a midmorning or midafternoon snack
Based on interviews condcuted, the licensee did not comply with the
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 Moving Forward the facility shall offer a midmorning and a midafternoon snack.

Due Date: O1/05/2025
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section cited above, which poses/posed a potential safety or personal rights risk to persons in care
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Failure to correct the cited deficiency(ies), on or before the Plan of Correction (POC) due date, may result in a civil penalty assessment.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Karren Starks
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Tyra Chavies
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 12/18/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 12/18/2025
LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)
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Control Number 30-CC-20251003120401
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
EL SEGUNDO CC RO, 300 CONTINENTAL BLVD. STE 290A
EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245
FACILITY NAME: VILLAGE PARK MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL
FACILITY NUMBER: 197494781
VISIT DATE: 12/18/2025
NARRATIVE
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An exit interview was conducted with Director, Yeshenia Garzon, this report was read and a copy issued.

Notice of site visit was provided and must be posted for 30 days.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Karren Starks
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Tyra Chavies
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 12/18/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 12/18/2025
LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)
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