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Department of
SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 334845819
Report Date: 02/20/2025
Date Signed: 03/21/2025 12:12:03 PM

Document Has Been Signed on 03/21/2025 12:12 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
RIVERSIDE SE CC RO, 3737 MAIN STREET, STE 700
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
FACILITY NAME:HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCHFACILITY NUMBER:
334845819
ADMINISTRATOR/
DIRECTOR:		VIRGINIA PLAVECFACILITY TYPE:
840
ADDRESS:45900 PORTOLA AVENUETELEPHONE:
(760) 346-1273
CITY:PALM DESERTSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
92260
CAPACITY: 60TOTAL ENROLLED CHILDREN: 68CENSUS: 48DATE:
02/20/2025
TYPE OF VISIT:Case Management - OtherUNANNOUNCEDTIME VISIT/
INSPECTION BEGAN:
10:30 AM
MET WITH:Virginia Plavec, LicenseeTIME VISIT/
INSPECTION COMPLETED:
12:15 PM
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On 3/5/2025, at 02:34 PM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jesse Gardner conducted an unannounced Case Management inspection for an increase in capacity. Upon arrival, LPA met with Licensee Virginia Plavec as they are requesting to increase their capacity for school age children from 60 to 86. Upon completion of today’s visit, the facility measures for an increased capacity of 26 school age children in classrooms #4, and #6. An updated LIC 200A was requested, to reflect the new requested capacity of 86 total children.

Hours of operation will be listed as Monday through Friday 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM. Present during today’s inspection were (58) children with (8) staff. Appropriate ratios and supervision were observed. All indoor and outdoor activity space utilized for the children was inspected today. LPA informed Licensee Virginia Plavec that staff are required to always maintain direct visual supervision of the children during indoor and outdoor activities.

LPA continued to tour the facility and measured new additional indoor and outdoor activity space. Total indoor activity space measured for classrooms #4, and #6 was 921.44 square feet, which is sufficient to accommodate the requested capacity of 26 additional children. LPA observed all indoor activity space to be complete with safe, age-appropriate furniture and equipment, including tables, chairs, cubbies, bookshelves, and other activity supplies for the children. Drinking water is available indoors and outdoors via filtered water and children bring their own individual water bottles. LPA observed all hazardous items to be inaccessible to children. There are no bodies of water or weapons on the property. Fire clearance was granted on January 7, 2025.

SUPERVISORS NAME: Deborah Mullen
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Jesse Gardner
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE: DATE: 03/21/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE: DATE: 03/21/2025
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
RIVERSIDE SE CC RO, 3737 MAIN STREET, STE 700
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
FACILITY NAME: HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH
FACILITY NUMBER: 334845819
VISIT DATE: 02/20/2025
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LPA observed a total of (6) sinks and (12) toilets available for children’s use. These are sufficient to accommodate the revised capacity request of (86) children.

The facility currently has a fully fenced playground area. Fencing that is both chain link and a cement wall that is at least four feet high. The total square footage for all the outdoor activity space is 16447.9626 square feet, which is sufficient to accommodate the requested capacity. Shade is provided via large trees that sufficiently cover the entire playground. There are sufficient outdoor age-appropriate toys and play equipment available on the playground. There is adequate cushioning in fall zones provided by wood chips. LPA observed all hazardous items on the playground to be inaccessible to children. Licensee Virginia Plavec was reminded that any changes to the facility must be reported to and approved by Community Care Licensing.

No corrections are needed. A license for (86) children will be granted upon a final file review. The requested increase from 60 to 86 school age children in rooms #1, #2, and #3, #4, and #6 will be submitted for review.



A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted on, or immediately adjacent to, the interior side of the main door for 30 days. Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100.

Exit interview was conducted and report was reviewed with Licensee Virginia Plavec

This is an amended version of the original report dated 2/20/2025

SUPERVISORS NAME: Deborah Mullen
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Jesse Gardner
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/21/2025
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/21/2025
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