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SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 197750077
Report Date: 02/20/2025
Date Signed: 02/20/2025 04:20:11 PM

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
PALMDALE CHILD CARE, 39115 TRADE CENTER DR STE. 201
PALMDALE, CA 93551
FACILITY NAME:GUIDEPOST MONTESSORI AT COPPER HILLFACILITY NUMBER:
197750077
ADMINISTRATOR/
DIRECTOR:		ANGELEE OSTERFACILITY TYPE:
850
ADDRESS:25135 RYE CANYON LOOPTELEPHONE:
(747) 800-4150
CITY:SANTA CLARITASTATE: CAZIP CODE:
91355
CAPACITY: 126TOTAL ENROLLED CHILDREN: 126CENSUS: 62DATE:
02/20/2025
TYPE OF VISIT:Case Management - IncidentUNANNOUNCEDTIME VISIT/
INSPECTION BEGAN:
02:50 PM
MET WITH:Ashlee OsterTIME VISIT/
INSPECTION COMPLETED:
04:20 PM
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On February 20, 2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Calloway conducted an unannounced case management inspection to the above facility. LPA met with the Facility Director who granted access. LPA toured the facility with the Director and observed sixty-two-day care children and ten staff in care.

On February 14, 2025, the Palmdale Region office received an Unusual Incident Report (UIR) stating on February 12, 2025, Staff 1 (S1) pulled Child 1 (C1) by the ankle and spanked Child 1 on their buttocks. LPA conducted confidential interviews that revealed C1 was having a difficult day on the day of the incident and not responding to directions or commands and S1 did hit C1 on the hand. Although the facility followed protocol and responded to the incident by addressing the issue with the Staff involved, notifying the parent, and the Licensing office, Child 1 was hit by a staff member while in care which is a violation of C1’s personal rights.

There is one Type A deficiency cited for Personal Rights during this inspection. See 809D page attached to this report.

Upon receipt of a Type A deficiency, a copy of the licensing report must also be posted for 30 days. The same report must be provided to parents/guardians of children newly enrolled at the facility during the next 12 months & licensee must obtain a signed

Claretta YatesTELEPHONE: (661) 202-3407
Kuliema CallowayTELEPHONE: (661) 202-3381
DATE: 02/20/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE: DATE: 02/20/2025
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
PALMDALE CHILD CARE, 39115 TRADE CENTER DR STE. 201
PALMDALE, CA 93551
FACILITY NAME: GUIDEPOST MONTESSORI AT COPPER HILL
FACILITY NUMBER: 197750077
VISIT DATE: 02/20/2025
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Acknowledgement of Licensing Reports (LIC 9224) from parent/guardian & place it in each child's file. Copies of the reports must be provided to each parent when a Type A violation is cited along with Acknowledgment of Receipt of Licensing Reports LIC 9224. If these requirements are not met civil penalties per violation will be assessed.

Exit interview was conducted and a copy of this report was read, a Notice of Site Visit, and Appeal Rights were provided to Angelee Oster, Director at the facility. A Notice of Site Visit must remain posted for thirty (30) consecutive days. Failure to maintain posting will result in a $100 civil penalty.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Claretta YatesTELEPHONE: (661) 202-3407
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Kuliema CallowayTELEPHONE: (661) 202-3381
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/20/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/20/2025
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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
PALMDALE CHILD CARE, 39115 TRADE CENTER DR STE. 201
PALMDALE, CA 93551


FACILITY NAME: GUIDEPOST MONTESSORI AT COPPER HILL
FACILITY NUMBER: 197750077

DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:
VISIT DATE: 02/20/2025
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DEFICIENCIES
PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
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02/21/2025
Section Cited
CCR
101223(a)(3)

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101223(a)(3) Personal Rights(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded... personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse...This requirement was not met as evidence by:
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Per Director, I have started meeting individually with each teacher and giving them a copy of the personal rights and we will meet with someone tomorrow to pick a date on a training that will help the staff with children with challenging behaviors I will provide a written statement of the plan by POC date.
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Based on interviews Staff 1 hit Child 1 on the hand while in care which is an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to the 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.
Claretta YatesTELEPHONE: (661) 202-3407
Kuliema CallowayTELEPHONE: (661) 202-3381

DATE: 02/20/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:
DATE: 02/20/2025

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