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SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 197495321
Report Date: 10/08/2024
Date Signed: 10/08/2024 03:57:04 PM

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
07/24/2024 and conducted by Evaluator Judy Laureano
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 30-CC-20240724092154
FACILITY NAME:MONTANA PRESCHOOLFACILITY NUMBER:
197495321
ADMINISTRATOR:SIGALIT REDFIELDFACILITY TYPE:
860
ADDRESS:2621 WILSHIRE BLVDTELEPHONE:
(310) 663-2169
CITY:SANTA MONICASTATE: CAZIP CODE:
90402
CAPACITY:65CENSUS: 35DATE:
10/08/2024
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
12:11 PM
MET WITH:Jeanette Viramontes, Facility DirectorTIME COMPLETED:
01:30 PM
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Personal Rights: Staff are mistreating the day care children.
Admission Agreement: Staff are not abiding to the admission agreement
Physical Plant: Staff are not properly maintaining playground equipment
Physical Plant: Staff do not properly maintain the bathrooms
Personal Right: Daycare children are being sexually abused while in care
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On 10/08/2024 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Judy Laureano arrived at above mentioned facility for the purpose of delivering the findings of the above-mentioned allegations. LPA toured the facility indoors and outdoors and observed 9 staff members and 35 children. Present during today’s inspection was owner Sigalit Redfiled, Director J. Viramontes and 2 facility’s cooks.

LPA inspected the facility on 08/1/2024 and observed 31 children and 5 staff members providing care and supervision with director and facility cook on site.
Present during today’s inspection was owner S. Redfield. LPA Laureano received and reviewed staff roster, children’s roster and parent handbook. Children’s and staff files were reviewed.

On 08/09/2024 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Judy Laureano arrived at above mentioned facility for the purpose of investigating the above-mentioned allegations. Upon arrival, LPA met wit Program Director, J. Viramontes and discussed the purpose of the visit. LPA toured the facility and observed 27 children and 5 staff members and program director providing care and supervision. Present during today’s inspection was facility's cook and owner of program. LPA interviewed staff and attempted to interview children.

Unsubstantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISORS NAME: Claudia Escobedo
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Judy Laureano
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/08/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/08/2024
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.
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Control Number 30-CC-20240724092154
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION 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: MONTANA PRESCHOOL
FACILITY NUMBER: 197495321
VISIT DATE: 10/08/2024
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On 10/08/2024 LPA concluded investigative interview of all relevant parties.

Based on investigative interviews, document review and LPA’s observation, NO information was disclosed that facility violated children’s personal rights and that facility’s physical plant is not being maintained. No information was disclosed facility is not abiding to the admission agreement, therefore, the allegations are UNSUBSTANTIATED, meaning although the allegations may have happened or are valid, the preponderance of the evidence standard has not been met.

Exit interview was conducted and a copy of the report was provided with a Notice of Site Visit.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Claudia Escobedo
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Judy Laureano
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/08/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/08/2024
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