434417203-3-25-2025-07-CC-JCRZ-DCSRQG-20250110121331

Community Care Licensing

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 434417203
Report Date: 01/10/2025
Date Signed: 03/25/2025 10:50:21 AM

Document Has Been Signed on 03/25/2025 10:50 AM - It Cannot Be Edited

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SAN JOSE CC RO, 2580 N FIRST STREET, STE. 300
SAN JOSE, CA 95131

FACILITY NAME:	YOUNG INVENTORS MONTESSORI		FACILITY NUMBER:	434417203
ADMINISTRATOR/ DIRECTOR:	NABANITA SHEE		FACILITY TYPE:	860
ADDRESS:	1177 NAGLEE AVENUE		TELEPHONE:	(713) 269-4145
CITY:	SAN JOSE	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	95126
CAPACITY: 60	TOTAL ENROLLED CHILDREN: 0	CENSUS: 15	DATE:	01/10/2025
TYPE OF VISIT:	Prelicensing	ANNOUNCED	TIME VISIT/ INSPECTION BEGAN:	09:00 AM
MET WITH:	Nabanita & Chandan Shee		TIME VISIT/ INSPECTION COMPLETED:	12:45 PM

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25	On 01/10/25 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Janette Cruz met with Nabanita Shee and Chandan Shee, Applicant representatives. The purpose of the visit was an announced pre-licensing inspection at the facility to ensure the health, safety and personal rights as required by Title 22 and Health and Safety Regulations governing California Child Care Centers will be met. Applicants requested for a change of ownership for 28 children ages 2-6 years and 8 toddlers (18 – 36 months). The child care center will operate Monday–Friday 7:00AM - 7:00 PM. The fire clearance was approved on July 11, 2024. Facility is operating under existing preschool program #434400077. There are 15 children present during today's inspection. LPA toured and measured the on-limits areas and classrooms located at the facility. The facility has a total of 4 classrooms and kitchen area approved by fire department to be accessible to children. Preschool Classroom measurements are: The Indoor total measurements contain a total of {984.26} square feet, which will accommodate Applicant’s request for 28 preschool children. Toddler Classroom measurements are: The Indoor total measurements contain a total of {304.59} square feet, which will accommodate Applicant’s request for 8 toddler children. Preschool Outdoor Play measurements are: Outdoor total measurements contain a total of {3265.62} square feet, which will accommodate Applicant’s request for 28 preschool children. Toddler Outdoor Play measurements are: Outdoor total measurements contain a total of {1398.96} square feet, which will accommodate Applicant’s request for 8 toddler children.

NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM MANAGER: Deborah Lowe
NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST: Janette Cruz
LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST SIGNATURE:	DATE: 01/10/2025

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 01/10/2025

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
SAN JOSE CC RO, 2580 N FIRST STREET, STE. 300
SAN JOSE, CA 95131

FACILITY NAME: YOUNG INVENTORS MONTESSORI	FACILITY NUMBER: 434417203
	VISIT DATE: 01/10/2025

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All indoor and outdoor activity space utilized for the children were inspected today. LPA informed Applicants that staff are required to maintain direct visual supervision of the children at all times during indoor and outdoor activities. LPA observed all classrooms to be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair. A comfortable temperature for children shall be maintained at all times. Applicants were advised that temperature in rooms that children occupy between a minimum of 68 degrees F and a maximum of 85 degrees F. Furniture and equipment were observed to be maintained in good condition, free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. All materials and surfaces accessible to children, including toys, shall be free of toxic substances. All play equipment and materials used by children were observed to be age-appropriate. There are 75 chairs, 11 tables, 26 cubbies with 25 hooks, 49 cots, 4 toilets and 3 sinks available for preschool and toddler children. Staff have one separate bathroom that can be utilized by sick children if needed. Sick children will be isolated in the office area of the facility. First aid supplies, medication, and cleaning products are stored in the kitchen area kept inaccessible to children. The Applicants shall take measures to keep the center free of flies, other insects, and rodents. Applicants were advised that all containers used for storage of solid wastes, including moveable bins, shall have a tight fitting cover that is kept on. LPA observed no open face heaters and a fireplace boarded up making it inaccessible to children.

LPA observed fully charged fire extinguisher, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors at the facility. LPA observed no changing table, Applicants stated that facility practices stand-up changing.

Applicants were reminded that a child who is between 18 months and 36 months of age may participate in the toddler program with written permission from the child's authorized representative. No child in the toddler program shall be placed in the preschool program before the age of 30 months without written permission from the child's authorized representative.

LPA observed the facility has fully fenced outdoor playgrounds with separate areas for toddlers and preschool children. The fence is at least four feet high. There are sufficient outdoor age-appropriate toys and play equipment available on the playground. Outdoor areas were free of hazards including, holes, broken glass dry grasses, and other debris that pose a fire hazard. Any construction or equipment that could pose a hazard in the outdoor activity area shall be made inaccessible to children in care. The areas around and under high climbing equipment, swings, slides and other similar equipment was observed to be cushioned with tanbark that can absorb a fall. Applicants understand that no child(ren) shall be left without visual supervision of a teacher at any time. Outdoor shade was provided by trees and canopies. LPA observed no bodies of water. LPA observed a spider web climbing structure in the playground that was not anchored to the ground.

NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM MANAGER: Deborah Lowe
NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST: Janette Cruz
LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST SIGNATURE:	DATE: 01/10/2025

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 01/10/2025

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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
SAN JOSE CC RO, 2580 N FIRST STREET, STE. 300
SAN JOSE, CA 95131

FACILITY NAME: YOUNG INVENTORS MONTESSORI	FACILITY NUMBER: 434417203
	VISIT DATE: 01/10/2025

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Lunch are provided by parents. Facility provides snacks for the children. The facility has food preparation area with refrigerator, microwave and hot/cold running water. Drinking water is readily available for the children in the facility via water bottles and water fountains.

Drinking water from a non-contaminating fixture or container shall be readily available both indoors and in the outdoor activity area. LPA advised per Health and Safety Code 1597.16(a)(1) Lead Testing and PIN-21-21-CCP Assembly Bill (AB) 2370, Chapter 676, Statutes of 2018, requires all licensed Child Care Centers (CCCs) constructed before January 1, 2010 to test their drinking water for lead contamination between January 1, 2020 and January 1, 2023, and then every 5 years after the date of the first test.

Per Written Directive 100700(c)(1) Written Directives for Lead Testing (1) For a license issued on or after July 1, 2022, initial testing results shall be received and posted within 180 days of licensure.

This facility plans to provide Incidental Medical Services – IMS. For IMS information, see PIN 22-02-CCP. A Plan of Operation that includes IMS must be submitted to the Department. The following information regarding ADA was provided: US Department of Justice (USDOJ) toll-free ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301 (voice) or (800) 514-0383 (TTY) and link to publication: Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the ADA, available at: http://www.ada.gov/childqanda.htm.

LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with Applicants and discussed the Child Care Licensing Safe Sleep webpage at: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/child-care-licensing/public-information-and-resources/safe-sleep, as an additional resource. LPA also informed Applicants of the importance of checking for recalled infant devices on the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) website at: https://www.cpsc.gov/, and recommended they register all infant devices with the CPSC to be notified of any recalls on their purchased equipment.

LPA reviewed with the Applicants LIC 311A, Records to Be Maintained At The Facility, for child’s records, personnel records, administrative records, and documents to be posted.
Applicants were informed of the MyChildCarePlan.org site, a consumer education website that helps families obtain child care by connecting them to child care providers and Resource and Referral Agencies (R&Rs) throughout California.

NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM MANAGER: Deborah Lowe
NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST: Janette Cruz
LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST SIGNATURE:	DATE: 01/10/2025

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 01/10/2025

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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
SAN JOSE CC RO, 2580 N FIRST STREET, STE. 300
SAN JOSE, CA 95131

FACILITY NAME: YOUNG INVENTORS MONTESSORI	FACILITY NUMBER: 434417203
	VISIT DATE: 01/10/2025

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Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) regularly sends information to licensed facilities, providers, and stakeholders by way of Provider Information Notices (PIN), Program Quarterly Update Newsletters and other important information communication platforms. To receive important licensed related information to licensed facilities, visit the CCLD Important Information website at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/subscribe and select the Child Care option to receive email communication.

The following corrections are needed before licensure will be considered.

1. proof of separation of toddler bathroom from preschool bathroom
2. proof of age sticker for preschool playground climbing structure
3. proof of spider web climbing structure is anchored to the ground for safety
2. Final review of application packet.

An exit interview was conducted and copy of appeal rights and this report was provided to the Applicant Representatives: Nabanita and Chandan Shee. Final license determination will be made upon review by the Licensing Program Manager and correction of the above issues.

NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM MANAGER: Deborah Lowe
NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST: Janette Cruz
LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST SIGNATURE:	DATE: 01/10/2025

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 01/10/2025

LIC809 (FAS) - (06/04)

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