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Community Care Licensing


FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 198010716
Report Date: 02/10/2025
Date Signed: 02/10/2025 03:42:19 PM

Document Has Been Signed on 02/10/2025 03:42 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. DAY CARE-EAST, 1000 CORPORATE CNTR DR. 200-B
MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754
FACILITY NAME:MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF WEST COVINAFACILITY NUMBER:
198010716
ADMINISTRATOR/
DIRECTOR:		ZAFIRA FIRDOSYFACILITY TYPE:
850
ADDRESS:1030 E. MERCED AVENUETELEPHONE:
(626) 917-0767
CITY:WEST COVINASTATE: CAZIP CODE:
91790
CAPACITY: 159TOTAL ENROLLED CHILDREN: 159CENSUS: 65DATE:
02/10/2025
TYPE OF VISIT:Case Management - IncidentUNANNOUNCEDTIME VISIT/
INSPECTION BEGAN:
09:00 AM
MET WITH:Aysegul Inceoglu, DirectorTIME VISIT/
INSPECTION COMPLETED:
04:00 PM
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Licensing Program Analysts (LPA) Cynthia Reyes conducted a case management inspection due to a few incident that occurred on 01/30/25, 01/21/2025, 12/03/2024, 11/26/2024, 11/20/2024, 11/13/2024, 10/30/2024, and 10/29/2024. This inspection is to ensure the health and safety standards as required by the regulations governing child care centers are met. LPA met with Aysegul Inceoglu, Director. Aysegui guided the analyst on a tour of the facility inside and out.

01/30/2025 Thursday- Per facility approx. 8:20 am, child #1 suffered a seizure during transition to her classroom from the opening classroom. A police officer and nurse who are parents of other children in the child class room were on site and they helped staff while waiting for the ambulance to arrive. When the paramedics arrived the child was doing better and the paramedics reviewed the child's licensing file and contacted the parents and due to the child having heart issues they decided to take her to the hospital to ensure she will be fine. Mrs. Ayse, director traveled in the ambulance with the child until released to the parents. Mom called in the afternoon and stated the child was fine and doing well and the child came back to school on Monday.

01/21/2025 Tuesday- Child #2 was having a hard drop off time, he wouldn't go with staff and was yelling to mom as well. Mom asked for dad to be called, dad came to the facility and child was still having a hard time. Dad held child and mom starting accusing dad of pinching child. Mom left and child calmed down after 2 minutes dad was able to leave successfully. Mom then called facility asking about body camera policy. Parents are in a custody battle and trying to involve school. The facility had a meeting with both parents on 01/24/2025 and on that date both parents agreed to not involve the school with their custody battle, however the assistant director Cindy was subpoena to attend the custody hearing in February 2025.

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SUPERVISORS NAME: Christina Gabelman
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Cynthia Reyes
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE: DATE: 02/10/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE: DATE: 02/10/2025
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
L.A. DAY CARE-EAST, 1000 CORPORATE CNTR DR. 200-B
MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754
FACILITY NAME: MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF WEST COVINA
FACILITY NUMBER: 198010716
VISIT DATE: 02/10/2025
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12/03/2024 Tuesday- Child #3 teacher talked to mom regarding the amount of blankets being brought and child #3 not following instructions. Mother became upset and started to yell at the teacher in front of children and parents. Mother was brought into the directors office and recorded the meeting. Per Director Aysegul Inceoglu the parent recorded the meeting on her phone (voices only) so the director said that was fine and that they would be recording as well. Several incident were sent in on different dates (See below). The facility ended up

11/26/2024 Teacher said that child #3 picked up a heavy object (a puzzle piece outside) and was about to hurt her peer on the face so she tried to stop her and that is when the teacher got her finger hurt. All the children were fine and mom of the child was notified of the incident.

11/20/2024- Child #3 kept running and jumping on napping children while teachers were trying to have her do sit down activities. Child was also throwing hard plastic materials at children and staff during outside time. Child also hits and runs away from staff. All the children were fine and mom of the child was notified of the incident.

11/13/2024- At 5:00 PM during outside time child #3 got upset and threw her metal cup at a staff member and it hit her wrist, she then followed by throwing outside toys at children and staff members. While parents were picking up their children. She then ran inside the classroom when she calmed down and then threw all objects in the classroom at children, parents, and staff member. One parent yelled I am scared and rush her children out of the classroom. All the children were fine and mom of the child was notified of the incident. On 11/05/2024 a meeting was held with the parent, staff and the child development department regarding all the incident with the child, Not all incidents were reported as they were not as major as the incidents that were reported but were ouch reports.

10/30/2024- Child was redirected and supervised while she ran off. Family was called to come help speak to the child. Teacher was sent home around 3:00 PM to get checked by a doctor. Because she complained about her arm was hurting and not able to left arm up high.
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SUPERVISORS NAME: Christina Gabelman
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Cynthia Reyes
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/10/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/10/2025
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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
L.A. DAY CARE-EAST, 1000 CORPORATE CNTR DR. 200-B
MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754
FACILITY NAME: MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF WEST COVINA
FACILITY NUMBER: 198010716
VISIT DATE: 02/10/2025
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Teacher was Sujata who got hit in the shoulder by the toy the child threw. After the teacher went to the doctors nothing was wrong she was just sore and released from the doctor and return to work. All the children were fine and mom of the child was notified of the incident.

10/28/2024- Per facility child #4 arrived at the facility around 7:15am and appeared to have trouble and wouldn't stop crying. Teachers tried to console him. Child wouldn't stop crying and pointed to his arm and said ouch. Teacher noticed the left arm/hand was swollen and dad was called and came to the school and Director advised to take child to the doctor and dad took child home. Dad had drop off the child at 710 AM and picked him up at 940 AM after the school called him due to the child Non stop crying and saying ouch and seeing the child having a swollen hand. Around 5PM mom came to the school to pick up her other child and informed the facility that the child went to the doctors and it was determined to be nurse elbow.

Based on information obtained on this date, no follow up is necessary regarding all the incident reports listed above. The facility followed all proper procedures per the parent hand book/admission agreement, incident reports were sent and called in properly and timely, all medical needs were met if needed and parents notified.

Exit interview conducted and a copy of this report, and the notice of site visit was left with Aysegul Inceoglu, Director. Consultation was conducted and No Citation given.

SUPERVISORS NAME: Christina Gabelman
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Cynthia Reyes
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/10/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 02/10/2025
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