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SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 376701107
Report Date: 11/05/2025
Date Signed: 11/05/2025 05:14:32 PM

Document Has Been Signed on 11/05/2025 05:14 PM - It Cannot Be Edited

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 7575 METROPOLITAN DR., STE 110
SAN DIEGO, CA 92108
FACILITY NAME:RISING STAR PRESCHOOLFACILITY NUMBER:
376701107
ADMINISTRATOR/
DIRECTOR:		RACHELLE WISEFACILITY TYPE:
850
ADDRESS:3040 FAIRMOUNT AVENUETELEPHONE:
(619) 213-9356
CITY:SAN DIEGOSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
92105
CAPACITY: 48TOTAL ENROLLED CHILDREN: 48CENSUS: DATE:
11/05/2025
TYPE OF VISIT:Case Management - DeficienciesUNANNOUNCEDTIME VISIT/
INSPECTION BEGAN:
03:30 PM
MET WITH:Director Rachelle WiseTIME VISIT/
INSPECTION COMPLETED:
05:30 PM
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On 11/05/25 at 3:30PM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Luigi Gargaro conducted a case management visit to the facility. The visit was conducted to discuss reports that preschool program was out of ratio on multiple occasions during the period of September 2, 2025 – September 15, 2025.

During his visit, analyst conducted interviews with the staff members from both programs and determined that both preschool classrooms were operating with solely one staff member each (which included the facility director acting as the teacher of classroom #3) causing an ongoing situation in which both classrooms were left under the supervision of a sole staff member during some break and food preparation periods violating the 12 children to 1 teacher regulation requirement.

Facility is cited a Type A citation for the violation on the following 809D page. Upon Receipt, licensee shall post and provide copies of this licensing report to parents/guardians of children in care at the facility and to parents/guardians of children newly enrolled at the facility during the next 12 months.

An exit interview was conducted with facility Director Wise. The director was provided a copy of their appeal rights (LIC 9058 12/15) and their signature on this form acknowledges receipt of these rights.

NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM MANAGER: Jason Garay
NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST: Luigi Gargaro
LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST SIGNATURE: DATE: 11/05/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE: DATE: 11/05/2025
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.

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California Health & Human Services Agency
California Department of Social Services

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT California law requires a public report of each licensing visit/inspection. This report is a record for the facility and the licensing agency. This report is available for public review; therefore, care is taken not to disclose personal or confidential information. Inquiries concerning the location, maintenance, and contents of these reports may be directed to the Licensing Program Analyst or Regional Office whose address and telephone number are listed on the front of this form.

DEFICIENCIES A deficiency is an instance of noncompliance with licensing requirements, including applicable statutes, regulations, interim licensing standards, operating standards, and written directives. Applicants/ licensees must be notified in writing of all licensing deficiencies. Deficiencies are listed on the left side of this form, and the applicable licensing requirement upon which the deficiency is identified. There are two types of deficiencies:
  • Type A deficiencies are violations of licensing requirements that, if not corrected, have a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
  • Type B deficiencies are violations of licensing requirements that, without correction, could become a risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care, a recordkeeping violation that could impact the care of said persons and/or protection of their resources, or a violation that could impact those services required to meet the needs of persons in care.

PLANS OF CORRECTION (POCs) The licensing agency is required to establish a reasonable length of time to correct a deficiency. In order to set the time, the licensing agency must take into consideration the seriousness of the violation, the number of persons in care involved, and the availability of equipment and personnel necessary to correct the violation. Applicants/licensees are requested to provide a specific plan for each violation on the right side of the form across from each deficiency. The more specific the plan, the less chance exists for any misunderstanding in setting time limits and reviewing corrections. The applicant/licensee who encounters problems beyond their control in completing the corrections within the specified time frame may request and may be granted an extension of the correction due date by the licensing agency.

CORRECTION NOTIFICATION The applicant/licensee is responsible for completing all corrections and promptly notifying the licensing agency of corrections. Applicants/licensees are advised to keep a dated copy of any correspondence sent to the licensing agency concerning corrections, or if corrections are telephoned to the licensing agency, the date, person contacted, and information given.

CIVIL PENALTIES The licensing agency is required by law to issue a Penalty Notice, when applicable, to all facilities holding a license issued by the licensing agency, or subject to licensure, except Certified Family Homes, Resource Families, and Foster Family Homes, or any governmental entity.

PENALTY NOTICE GIVEN The statement concerning civil penalties serves as a penalty notice on this Licensing Report and failure to correct cited licensing deficiencies will result in civil penalties. Applicants/ licensees are required to pay civil penalties when administrative appeals have been exhausted and in accordance with any payment arrangements made with the licensing agency.

APPEAL RIGHTS The applicant/licensee has a right without prejudice to discuss any disagreement in this report with the licensing agency concerning the proper application of licensing requirements. The applicant/ licensee may request a formal review by the licensing agency to amend or dismiss the notice of deficiency and/ or civil penalty. Requests for review shall be made in writing within 15 business days of receipt of a deficiency notification or civil penalty assessment. Licensing deficiencies may be appealed pursuant to the procedures in the LIC 9058 Applicant/Licensee Rights.

AGENCY REVIEW The licensing agency review of an appeal may be conducted based upon information provided in writing by the applicant/licensee. The applicant/licensee may request an office meeting to provide additional information. The applicant/licensee will be notified in writing of the results of the agency review within 60 business days of the date when all necessary information has been provided to the licensing agency.

EMAIL REQUIREMENT Adult Community Care Facilities, Residential Care Facilities for the Chronically Ill, and Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly are required to provide and maintain an active email address of record with the licensing agency.

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Document Has Been Signed on 11/05/2025 05:14 PM - It Cannot Be Edited


Created By: Luigi Gargaro On 11/05/2025 at 04:23 PM
Link to Parent Document Below:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
, 7575 METROPOLITAN DR., STE 110
SAN DIEGO, CA 92108

FACILITY NAME: RISING STAR PRESCHOOL
FACILITY NUMBER: 376701107

DEFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR THIS PAGE:
VISIT DATE: 11/05/2025
Deficiency Type
POC Due Date /
Section Number
DEFICIENCIES
PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs)
Type A
11/05/2025
Section Cited
CCR
101216.3(a)

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101216.3 Teacher-Child Ratio (a) - There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance...

This requirement was not met as evidenced by:
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Director had the violation corrected with the permanent hire of staff member, Tanisha Taylor on 09/17/25 adding a permanent teacher to classroom #3 with the director available to now cover breaks and lunches. An additional staff member was hired on 11/03/25.
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Based on analyst interviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above when it had a period of nearly two weeks where two staff members were solely staffing the two preschool classrooms and were left with more than 12 children whenever staff members had to take breaks or assist with meal preparation and no one from the infant program was able to substitute for them which posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care due to the frequency in which the ratio violation occurred.
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Director Wise understands that facilities are required to have additional staff available at all times, either by the hiring of additional personnel or staff through substitute placement agencies.

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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.
Jason Garay
NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM MANAGER:
Luigi Gargaro
NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST:
LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST SIGNATURE:
DATE: 11/05/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:
DATE: 11/05/2025


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