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The Children's Garden · Preschool, Templeton

701 Crocker St., Templeton, CA 93465 · San Luis Obispo County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jan 31, 2025. Its state inspection history is shown below.

The Children's Garden was a licensed child care center in Templeton, CA, licensed for up to 26 children. Its license closed around January 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 substantiated, and issued 6 citations, 3 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

3Type A citations
3Type B citations
4Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Oct 4, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 20, 2024 · Inspection · no citationAug 20, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 25, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 2, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 2, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 25, 2023 · Inspection · no citationDec 6, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 26, 2022 · Inspection · no citationFeb 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 10, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 3, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 3, 2021 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Other standards2
Training & qualifications2
Caregiver conduct1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type AAug 2, 2023Case management visit (deficiencies)Other standards
Rule §1595.885(c)
Conduct which is inimical to the health, morals, welfare, or safety of either an individual in or receiving services from the facility or the people of this state. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Licensee placed herself and others in the community in danger 1 Licensee to submit a plan of correction by 8/3/23, noting how to ensure how she will not operate a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. by driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drug. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Aug 3, 2023
Type ANov 3, 2021Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Director Mercedes Petway agreed to submit Plan of Correction to CCLD no later than 11/04/2021. LPA interivew with Staff revealed that they have not communicated or taught children to wear face covering. This poses an immediate risk to health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 4, 2021
Type BNov 3, 2021Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(E)
Based on the interview conducted with Licensee and Staff, 2 former employees contracted COVID 19 back in December 28 2020 and January 4, 2021 and failed to report to CDSS/CCLD. This poses a potential risk to health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 12, 2021
Type AAug 3, 2021InspectionOther standards
Revocation or Suspension of License §101206(a)(1)(c)
Licensee and Director agreed to implement the mask wearing for indoor setting and to strongly encourage day care children to wear face mask. Deficiency cited was corrected during the inspection. Written Plan of Correction (POC) will be submitted no later than 8/4/2021. gigi.reyes@dss.ca.gov Upon arrival, it was observed that Director was not wearing face mask. Director stated that they are aware of the mask mandate in the day care setting however, implementation of mask among day care children will jeopardize the operations of the pre school center because parents of day care children refused the mask wearing. This poses an immediate risk to health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 4, 2021
Type BAug 3, 2021InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
At least one staff member who is trained in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866 shall be present when children are at the child care center or offsite for center activities. This requirment is not met as evidenced 1 Director stated that CPR training is scheduled on 8/24/2021, certiificate of training will be submitted to CCLD on 8/25/2021. During file review, it was observed that CPR and First Aid expired on 6/7/2021. Director stated that all staff have registered to renew the CPR and First Aid Training Certificate. This poses a potential risk to health and safety of children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Aug 25, 2021
Type BAug 3, 2021InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Director agreed for Staff to renew the Mandated Reporter Training and submit the certificate to CCLD no later than 8/25/2021. LPA review of facility file revealed that Staff 1 does not have current Mandated Reporter Training Certificate per AB 1207. This poses a potential risk to health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 25, 2021

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedAug 2, 2023Complaint investigationreceived May 22, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedNov 3, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Aug 19, 2021
Substantiated allegations:
Children are not wearing face mask/not encouraged to wear facemask
Reporting requirements
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity26 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceJun 1, 1998
ClosedJan 31, 2025
LicenseeJeanne R. Hunt
Last administratorMercedes Petway
State facility #406205648

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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 406205648 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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