<meta name="robots" content="noindex">
Department of
SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Care Licensing


FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 376105142
Report Date: 10/10/2023
Date Signed: 10/10/2023 10:51:44 AM

Document Has Been Signed on 10/10/2023 10:51 AM - It Cannot Be Edited

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SAN DIEGO N. CC RO, 7575 METROPOLITAN DR STE 110
SAN DIEGO, CA 92108
FACILITY NAME:CHILDREN'S PARADISE INC. - POWAYFACILITY NUMBER:
376105142
ADMINISTRATOR:CHRISTINE ALDERMANFACILITY TYPE:
850
ADDRESS:13242 POMERADO ROADTELEPHONE:
(760) 407-8500
CITY:POWAYSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
92064
CAPACITY: 150TOTAL ENROLLED CHILDREN: 150CENSUS: 39DATE:
10/10/2023
TYPE OF VISIT:PrelicensingANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
09:05 AM
MET WITH:Lona SeitzTIME COMPLETED:
10:00 AM
NARRATIVE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
On 10/09/2023 at 9:05am, Licensing Program Analysts (LPA), Samantha Clenista and Patrick Ma conducted an announced Pre-licensing follow-up inspection. Upon arrival, LPAs met with Facility Representatives, Lona Seitz (Children’s Paradise COO), Diane Prospero (Children’s Paradise Director of Child Development) and newly assigned center director, Vanessa Sanchez.

LPAs took a tour of the facility per facility sketch. The initial pre-licensing inspection was conducted on 09/19/23. Purpose of this visit is to follow-up on the corrections that were needed to be corrected prior to licensure. The following were the listed corrections that LPA noted during 09/19/23 inspection:
  • Submit a shared playground waiver request for the toddlers to share the preschool middle playground
  • Submit a shared playground waiver request for the school-aged children to share the preschool upper playground
  • Obtain fire clearance for the preschool to use the multi-purpose room
  • Submit an updated indoor and outdoor facility sketch
  • Post required postings
  • Make the doors to the kitchen and laundry room inaccessible
  • Add more cushioning to the falling hazard areas in the upper playground structure

After the initial pre-licensing inspection, facility made a change to the multipurpose room and split it into two separate spaces, one side is designated for preschool children and the other side is a space for school-aged children, however facility is requesting to share this space with the preschool children at separate times. Updated fire clearance was provided on 09/28/23. LPAs observed a barrier in the middle of the multipurpose room that is higher than 4 ft. high. LPAs measured both sides.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Monica Cuddy
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Samantha Clenista
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE: DATE: 10/10/2023
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE: DATE: 10/10/2023
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.

LIC809 (FAS) - (06/04)
Page: 1 of 2
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SAN DIEGO N. CC RO, 7575 METROPOLITAN DR STE 110
SAN DIEGO, CA 92108
FACILITY NAME: CHILDREN'S PARADISE INC. - POWAY
FACILITY NUMBER: 376105142
VISIT DATE: 10/10/2023
NARRATIVE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
The preschool side measured 1,180 sq. ft. and the school-aged side measured at 1,374.55 sq. ft. The total indoor activity space for the preschool children is 3,368.16 sq. ft., sufficient for 96 children, which facility representatives stated they would like to update their capacity to reflect 96, rather than 67. An updated fee and LIC200A to reflect the new capacity shall be submitted. An updated fire clearance will also be needed.

LPAs observed the above corrections to be completed during inspection, except the following items still remains pending: obtain a shared playground waiver for the toddlers to share the preschool middle playground and the school-aged children to share the preschool upper playground, submit proof of adding more cushioning under the climbing play structures located on the upper playground, submit updated fee for increasing capacity along with LIC200A, obtain an updated fire clearance to reflect updated requested capacity and make the barrier dividing the multipurpose room sturdy.

Once all remaining corrections are obtained, reviewed and after conducting a final file review, a preschool license for 41 toddlers (18-36 months) in Room 1 & 2 and 96 preschoolers (ages 2-K) in Rooms 5, 6, 7 and the multipurpose room may be granted.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Monica Cuddy
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Samantha Clenista
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/10/2023
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/10/2023
LIC809 (FAS) - (06/04)
Page: 2 of 2