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Small Wonders

712 East Chapel Street, Santa Maria, CA 93454 · Santa Barbara County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Apr 18, 2022. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Small Wonders was a licensed child care center in Santa Maria, CA, licensed for up to 42 children. Its license closed around April 2022. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 1 time and investigated 2 complaints, 2 substantiated, and issued 10 citations, 6 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

6Type A citations
4Type B citations
1Inspections
2 of 2Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 28, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 28, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 18, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 18, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 15, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 21, 2021 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety3
Other standards2
Records & paperwork2
Caregiver conduct1
Staff ratios1
Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type ADec 28, 2021Case management visit (deficiencies)Caregiver conduct
Personal Rights
TSO served on 12/28/21. Licensee will immediately adhere to the Gudiance for Child Care Providers and Programs and will use gloves while preparing and serving food. Licensee to submit a written statement of the adherence to Guiidance for Child Care Providers and Progams no later than 12/29/2021. On 12/28/21, Facility did not ensure the personal rights of persons in care to safe and healthful accommodations and engaged in conduct inimical to the health, welfare and safety of person in care, in that LPAs observed S1 did not use gloves for tasks such as serving food as stated in Guidance for Child Care Providers 8 and Programs effective 6/29/21.
Plan of correction due Dec 29, 2021
Type ADec 28, 2021Case management visit (deficiencies)Building & playground safety
Outdoor Activity Space for School-Age Children §101538.2(a)(b)(1)
(a) In addition to Section 101238.2, the following shall apply: (b)... outdoor activity space provided for school-age...separated from space provided for other child care center children. (1) Physical separation between school-age and other child care center children shall not apply when a planned activity is being conducted. 1 TSO served on 12/28/21. Licensee will ensure that age groups do not commingle and will submit plan of correction to LPA Velazquez by 12/29/21. Plan of Correction will detail steps the Director will take to ensure commingling of ages does not occur at all. On 12/28/21, at 3:33 PM, LPA observed 10 children outdoors. After reviewing facility roster it was noted that 9 school-age children were commingling with a two (2) year old. At 4:40 PM, LPA observed 23 children outdoors of mixed age groups. 8
Plan of correction due Dec 29, 2021
Type ANov 18, 2021Case management visit (deficiencies)Staff ratios
Teacher-Child Ratio §1012163(a)
Director agrees to create a plan of correction detailing how she will remain in complaince with Ratios at all times in the facility and will submit to the Department by 11/19/21. At 10:55 AM, LPAs observed S1 and S2 providing care and supervision to 27 preschool age children. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 CCR
Plan of correction due Nov 19, 2021
Type BNov 18, 2021Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(c)
the following: 1 Director to remove objects (i.e. chair, box and plastic bubble wrap) from in front of the CCC's rear exit door. Photograrph of the correction to be forwarded to CCLD by 11/19/21. LPA observed the child care center exit door blocked by chair, box and plastic bubble wrap. This poses a potential risk to health, safety or personnel rights of persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 25, 2021
Type BNov 18, 2021Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
the following: 1 Director will submit a plan of correction detailing how Director will ensure that child care center lighting fixtures are in good repair and working at all times. Plan of correction to be submitted by 11/25/21. LPA observed the child care center has some light fixtures that do not work. LPAs also observed fixture covering the light in the children bathroom was not closed and left hanging. This poses a potential risk to health, safety or personnel rights of persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 25, 2021
Type ANov 15, 2021Complaint investigationHealth & medication
Health and Safety Code Section §1596.885
Conduct Inimical- Licensee shall not engage in conduct that is harmful to the health or safety of an individual in the facility;licensee shall not fail to comply with health officer orders or government agency requirements that creates a significant health and safety risk pursuant to CDSS statutes and regulations. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Licensee will immediately adhere to the Gudiance for Child Care Providers and Programs and Health Officer Order # 2021-10.6 County of Santa Barbara and ensure all teaching staff appropriately wear face mask covering nose and mouth. On 11/15/21, Director did not ensure the personal rights of persons in care to safe and healthful accommodations and engaged in conduct inimical to the health, welfare and safety of person in care. S4 was observed not wearing a face mask covering nose and mouth. S6 and eighteen (18) preschooler were observed without face masks. 8 Licensee to submit a written statement of the adherence to Guiidance for Child Care Providers and Progams and Health Officer Order # 2021-10.6 no later than 11/16//2021.
Plan of correction due Nov 16, 2021
Type ASep 21, 2021InspectionOther standards
Rule §1012388(a)(1)
101238 Buildings and Grounds: (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. (1) The licensee shall take measures to keep the center free of flies, other insects, and rodents. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Director will submit a plan of correction ensuring the safety and well-being of children and will take meausres to keep the center free of insects by 9/23/21. While conducting facility tour, LPAs observed that the preschool sleeping mats had ants crawling on the sleeping mats. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Under Appeal
Plan of correction due Sep 22, 2021
Type ASep 21, 2021InspectionOther standards
Revocation or Suspension of License §101206
Licensee will immediately adhere to the Gudiance for Child Care Providers and Programs and will use gloves while preparing and serving food. Licensee to submit a written statement of the adherence to Guiidance for Child Care Providers and Progams no later than 9/23/2021. On 9/21/21, Director did not ensure did not ensure the personal rights of persons in care to safe and healthful accommodations and engaged in conduct inimical to the health, welfare and safety of person in care, in that LPAs observed teaching staff did not use gloves for tasks such as serving food as stated in Guidance for Child Care Providers 8 and Programs effective 6/29/21.
Plan of correction due Sep 22, 2021
Type BSep 21, 2021InspectionRecords & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)(5)
Director will submit a plan of correction to ensure that all children files are complete by 9/28/21. During record review, LPA observed that Child 1 and Child 3 did not have a completed Emergency Identification form on file. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Under Appeal
Plan of correction due Sep 28, 2021
Type BSep 21, 2021InspectionRecords & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)(8)
Director will submit a plan of correction to ensure that all children files are complete by 9/28/21. During record review, LPA observed that Child 1 and Child 3 records did not contain a medical assessment. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 28, 2021

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedNov 18, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Nov 16, 2021
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedNov 15, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Nov 5, 2021
Substantiated allegation:
Conduct Inimical
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity42 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceSep 22, 2017
ClosedApr 18, 2022
LicenseeSmall Wonders, LLC
Last administratorDawn Zachmann/Legal
State facility #426215408

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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.

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