Montessori School at Five Canyons

ALLEGATION(S): Facility is not providing sufficient supervision to children in care. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 05/02/2025, at 12:30pm, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) C.U. conducted an unannounced visit for the purpose of investigating a complaint for the above allegation of a personal rights violation. LPA met with director, M.S. Present during the time of today’s inspection was 85 children and 11 staff. This agency has investigated the complaint allegation that facility is not providing sufficient supervision to children in care. During the course of the investigation, LPA U. conducted interviews with involved parties and potential witnesses, collected relevant documents, and made observations. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove that the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is unsubstantiated. Notice of Site Visit was given and must be posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the director, M.S. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

ALLEGATION(S): Facility staff are not preventing children from engaging in inappropriate behaviors towards other children INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 05/02/2025, at 12:30pm, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) C.U. conducted an unannounced visit for the purpose of investigating a complaint for the above allegation of a personal rights violation. LPA met with director, M.S. Present during the time of today’s inspection was 85 children and 11 staff. This agency has investigated the complaint allegation that facility staff are not preventing day care children from engaging in inappropriate behaviors towards other children. During the course of the investigation, LPA U. conducted interviews with involved parties and potential witnesses, collected relevant documents, and made observations. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove that the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is unsubstantiated. Notice of Site Visit was given and must be posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the director, M.S. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

CCR 101212(d)(1)(E) · Type B

101212 - Reporting Requirements: (d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1), a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during normal business hours. In addition, a written report shall be subimitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event; (1) Events reported shall include; (E) Epidemic outbreaks. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the facility did not report a recent event where two or more children were diagnosed with Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease within a 14-day period which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101229.1(b) · Type B

Section 101229.1(b) The person who brings the child to, and removes the child from, the center shall sign the child in/out. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: During record review and interviews, LPA found sign in and out records were not accurate as some children were not signed out for a day, some children were signed out by the admin staff, and one child's authorized pick up person was using the wrong access code to sign the child out all of which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.

CCR 101226(e)(1)(B) · Type B

(e) In centers where the licensee chooses to handle medications: (1) All prescription and nonprescription medications shall be centrally stored in accordance with the requirements specified below: (B) Each container shall have an unaltered label. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 6 medications were found to be stored without their original container/packaging which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) · Type B

(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview & record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as several staff members are missing proof of immunization for Measles (MMR), Pertussis (Tdap) or both which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101170(e)(2) · Type B

(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (2) Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 101170(f) or This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview & record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two staff members did have an elibigle clearance and an "Active-Working" status but did not have their criminal record clearance associated to the faciltiy which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101226(e)(3)(B) · Type B

(3) Prescription medications may be administered if all of the following conditions are met: (B) For each prescription medication, the licensee shall obtain, in writing, approval and instructions from the child's authorized representative for the administration of the medication to the child. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 medications did not have a signed Parent Consent for Administration of Medication (LIC 9221) form which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.