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SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 198012292
Report Date: 10/26/2023
Date Signed: 10/26/2023 10:23:12 AM

Unsubstantiated


STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
MONTEREY PARK SW RO, 1000 CORPORATE CENTER DR 200B
MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754
This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
09/26/2023 and conducted by Evaluator Katrina Chicote
PUBLIC
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 54-CC-20230926092628
FACILITY NAME:KINDER PREP PRESCHOOL CENTERFACILITY NUMBER:
198012292
ADMINISTRATOR:AMBER JOHNSONFACILITY TYPE:
850
ADDRESS:3208 FLOWER STREETTELEPHONE:
(310) 639-4190
CITY:LYNWOODSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
90262
CAPACITY:26CENSUS: 10DATE:
10/26/2023
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
09:40 AM
MET WITH:Amber Johnson, DirectorTIME COMPLETED:
10:45 AM
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Personal Rights - Staff hit day care child
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On 10/26/2023 at 9:40 AM LPA conducted an Unnannounced - Complaint Inspection to the above facility for the purpose of delivering findigs for the above allegeation. Upon arrival to facility, LPA announced purpose of visit and was granted entry to facility by Teacher (A3) and was greeted soon after by Director, Amber Johnson. Census was taken, totaling 10 children. LPA observed six teachers in Room 1 with A3 and four teachers in Room 2 with two staff (A2 and A4).

During course of investigation, LPA obtained pertinet documents such as Facility Roster, Parent Handbook, and Employee Handbook. LPA review of documents confirm child named in allegation attended and Parent and Employee handbook state that facility does not use corporal punishment as method of discipline and state they use timeouts for discipline. Interviews conducted of staff, children, and parents do not provide any corroborating information in regards to allegation. Parent interviews provided consistent statement that they had no concerns in regards to how facility conducts discipline, with one parent corroborating
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Unsubstantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISORS NAME: Denise Gibbs
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Katrina Chicote
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/26/2023
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/26/2023
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 54-CC-20230926092628
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
MONTEREY PARK SW RO, 1000 CORPORATE CENTER DR 200B
MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754
FACILITY NAME: KINDER PREP PRESCHOOL CENTER
FACILITY NUMBER: 198012292
VISIT DATE: 10/26/2023
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handbook policy of timeouts as form of discipline. Staff interviews state not having observed any staff member hit a daycare child and that when child named in report exhibited challenging behaviors they would just tell the child to sit down. Qualified children interviews corroborate this information provided by staff. LPA observation during multiple visits observed teachers speaking to children and attempting redirect when children exhibited challenging behaviors.

This Agency has investigated the above complaint and found that although the allegation may have happened or is valid; based on observations and interviews there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore at this time the allegations are deemed UNSUBSTANTIATED.

The facility was found in compliance per Title 22 regulations, there will be no deficiencies cited today, 10/26/2023.

A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days.

Exit interview was conducted and report was reviewed with the Facility Representative, Amber Johnson.


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SUPERVISORS NAME: Denise Gibbs
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Katrina Chicote
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/26/2023
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/26/2023
LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)
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