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LEARNING TREE MONTESSORI OF ARCADIALicense 198020089
Clean visit · 0 citations

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

During this investigation, LPAs Garcia and Green obtained a copy of Children’s roster dated 10/06/21, obtained a copy of the facility security video footage dated 09/29/2021 and conducted interviews with Director, three (3) day care staff, three (3) former day care parents, four (4) current day care parents and attempted to interview one (1) former staff. Regarding allegation of staff speaks inappropriately in the presence of children, interviews conducted with all staff denied observing or having knowledge of any staff speaking inappropriately to day care child(ren). No disclosures were made by former and current day care parents interviewed. Based on the interviews conducted, at this time there is not enough evidence to support the above allegation. This agency has investigated the complaint alleging staff speaks inappropriately in the presence of children. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid; Based on interviews conducted; there were no witness to the allegation, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore at this time the allegation is deemed Unsubstantiated. Should additional information become available in the future, this investigation may be reopened. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with facility representative, Victoria Garcia. END OF REPORT: PAGE 2 OF 2.

Citations

3 citations recorded*CCLD

What does Type A vs Type B mean?

Type A. Serious citation. Imminent or substantial risk to children. The regulator requires corrective action immediately and may impose a civil penalty.

Type B. Lower-severity citation. Corrective action required, no imminent risk. The regulator monitors compliance on the next visit.

  • 101223(a)(2)Type B

    PERSONAL RIGHTS

    101223-Personal Rights: (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview disclosure with Director reveal child #1 was given a popsicle that was placed in child’s injury. In addition, Interview with day care staff #2 revealed that staff overlooked area and did not clean child #1’s chin thoroughly after lunch which resulted in child #1 skin irritated from spaghetti sauce left on child. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.

  • 101226(a)Type B

    HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES

    101226- Health-Related Services: (a) The licensee shall immediately notify the child's authorized representative if the child becomes ill or sustains an injury more serious than a minor cut or scratch. The licensee shall obtain specific instructions from the authorized representative regarding action to be taken. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted with day care staff reveal that an incident occurred at the facility where child #1 was injured and staff did not contact parent to report child’s injury. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.

  • 101229(a)(1)Type B

    RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING CARE AND SUPERVISION

    101229- Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: LPAs interview disclosure confirmed by staff that incident took place where child #1 was injured while in care. Staff providing care and supervision were looking elsewhere and did not observe child #1 when child #1 was injured. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

FAQ · About this visit

Common questions about this visit

What happened during the December 16, 2021 inspection of LEARNING TREE MONTESSORI OF ARCADIA?

This was a complaint inspection of LEARNING TREE MONTESSORI OF ARCADIA on December 16, 2021. The inspection found no deficiencies and no citations were issued.

Were any citations issued to LEARNING TREE MONTESSORI OF ARCADIA on December 16, 2021?

No citations were issued during this inspection. The facility was found to be in compliance with all applicable regulations.

What type of inspection was this?

This was a complaint inspection. Complaint inspections are triggered when someone reports a concern about the facility to CCLD.

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