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Community Care Licensing


FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 197494301
Report Date: 12/04/2024
Date Signed: 12/04/2024 04:27:16 PM

Document Has Been Signed on 12/04/2024 04:27 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
L.A. DAYCARE-NO.WEST, 300 CONTINENTAL BLVD. STE 290A
EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245
FACILITY NAME:CRYSTAL STAIRS HEAD START - CRUSADERFACILITY NUMBER:
197494301
ADMINISTRATOR/
DIRECTOR:		LAURA CARDENASFACILITY TYPE:
850
ADDRESS:601 CENTINELA AVETELEPHONE:
(323) 421-2662
CITY:INGLEWOODSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
90302
CAPACITY: 40TOTAL ENROLLED CHILDREN: 35CENSUS: 29DATE:
12/04/2024
TYPE OF VISIT:Case Management - IncidentUNANNOUNCEDTIME VISIT/
INSPECTION BEGAN:
01:28 AM
MET WITH: Norma Izcuar Site SupervisorTIME VISIT/
INSPECTION COMPLETED:
04:30 PM
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On 12/4/2024 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Doris Whitmore conducted a Case Management- Incident inspection for the purpose of following up on the Unusual Incident Report (UIR). LPA Whitmore met with the Site Supervisor Norma Izcuar and discussed the purpose of the visit. LPA Observed 29 children with 5 staff.
According to the UIR, on 11/14/2024 at 3:30p.m. Lead Teacher witness (C1) running in the block area fall and placed icepack on head. Mother was not called. Lead Teacher stated that she just didn’t call parent. Mother came at the end of the day and was given an accident report around 4:20p.m. and took child to the doctor. Lead Teacher called mom on 11/15/2024 and mom stated that child was fine.
LPA Whitmore obtained a copy of the doctor’s note for (C1) and Attendance for 11/14/2024
.During the investigation, LPA conducted interviews with (S1), (S2), (C1) (C2) During the interviews (S1) stated that she reminded the children not to run and to use walking feet. (S1) observed (C1 hit her head) (S1) walked to (C1) to ask if she was ok. (S1) stated that she called the mom to tell her. (S1) stated that she was able to see all the children in the classroom. (S1) stated there were a couple of children that were running around playing. ( S1) was able to show LPA Whitmore where she was standing when the incident occurred. At the time of the incident(S2) was in the bathroom changing pull-ups. When (S2) came out of the bathroom with the other children (S1) handed (C1) to (S2). (S1) informed (S2) what happened. (C1) did not come to school the next day. (C2) returned to school on 11/18/2024 with a doctor’s note.
Based on the information obtained and interviews conducted there were no violations of Title 22 regulations. The was no lapse of Care and Supervision.
No deficiencies cited.
Copy of report and Notice of Site Visit was issued to Site Supervisor Norma Izcuar
SUPERVISORS NAME: Karren Starks
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Doris Whitmore
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE: DATE: 12/04/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE: DATE: 12/04/2024
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.

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