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SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 376300053
Report Date: 03/13/2025
Date Signed: 03/13/2025 02:59:36 PM

Substantiated


STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
RIVERSIDE SE CC RO, 3737 MAIN STREET, STE 700
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
03/12/2025 and conducted by Evaluator Kelly Gerth
PUBLIC
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 10-CC-20250312082258
FACILITY NAME:LEARNING JUNGLE ESCONDIDO EASTFACILITY NUMBER:
376300053
ADMINISTRATOR:GUTIERREZ, MARIAFACILITY TYPE:
830
ADDRESS:1851 E WASHINGTONTELEPHONE:
(760) 745-0115
CITY:ESCONDIDOSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
92027
CAPACITY:20CENSUS: 8DATE:
03/13/2025
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
11:07 AM
MET WITH:Site Director Leticia GonzalezTIME COMPLETED:
03:20 PM
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Facility is in disrepair
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On the above date and time, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kelly Gerth conducted an unannounced complaint inspection and met with Learning Jungle Site Director Leticia Gonzalez and provided the purpose of the inspection, to initiate an investigation of the above stated allegation(s) received by CCL on March 11, 2025. During the visit, LPA toured the facility, obtained documents pertinent to the investigation including photo and video evidence, communication records and conducted staff interviews.
Regarding the allegation Facility is in disrepair, based on observations, evidence collected and interviews conducted during the visit on 03/13/25, LPA Gerth found that on 03/11/25 the CCC closed the infant classroom 2 when all classroom lights stopped working. Interviews corroborated that the electricity was on and working, but the classrooms were without light due to facility disrepair. The classroom remained closed throughout 03/12/25, when a facilities staff repaired the classroom ceiling lights. The CCC re-opened the infant classroom 2, allowing infant children to return on 03/13/25, however LPA Gerth found that bathrooms in classroom number 2 to be without fully working lights. Additionally, Interviews corroborated that within the last 3 months, the infant classroom 2 has been without all classroom and bathroom lights in full working order/good repair. See Next Page
Substantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISORS NAME: Carlos Martinez
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Kelly Gerth
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/13/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/13/2025
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.
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Control Number 10-CC-20250312082258
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
RIVERSIDE SE CC RO, 3737 MAIN STREET, STE 700
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
FACILITY NAME: LEARNING JUNGLE ESCONDIDO EAST
FACILITY NUMBER: 376300053
VISIT DATE: 03/13/2025
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Based on LPA’s observation, interviews and documents gathered, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met, therefore the above allegation is found to be SUBSTANTIATED.

A Deficiency will be issued for Title 22 regulation 101238 (a).

An exit interview was conducted, and this report was reviewed with Site Supervisor Leticia Gonzalez, Appeal rights were discussed and provided during the exit interview. A notice of site visit was given and licensee understands this must remain posted for 30 days.

SUPERVISORS NAME: Carlos Martinez
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Kelly Gerth
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/13/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/13/2025
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Control Number 10-CC-20250312082258
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
RIVERSIDE SE CC RO, 3737 MAIN STREET, STE 700
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501

FACILITY NAME: LEARNING JUNGLE ESCONDIDO EAST
FACILITY NUMBER: 376300053
DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:
VISIT DATE: 03/13/2025
Deficiency Type
POC Due Date /
Section Number
DEFICIENCIES
PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Type B
03/20/2025
Section Cited
CCR
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(a)The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors.
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Licensee agrees to ensure all infant indoor space has proper functioning lights, and ensure that the CCC is in good repair at all times, according to Title 22 regulations and provide proof to CCL by POC date.
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where the licensee did not ensure that the infant indoor space is in good repair at all times, including proper functioning lights during operating hours/when children are in care, which poses/posed a potential health, 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: Carlos Martinez
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Kelly Gerth
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/13/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/13/2025
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