Westside Waldorf School-sunset Campus
Westside Waldorf School-sunset Campus was a licensed child care center in Pacific Palisades, CA, licensed for up to 60 children. Its license closed around February 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 1 time and investigated 4 complaints, 4 substantiated, and issued 5 citations, 3 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
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(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule....... This requirement is not met by evidence by: 1 Ensure it does not happen again and children will continue to be supervised per school protocol and state mandate. Create a map of the play ground and teachers areas stationed to see the children at all time. Starting immediately. Based on observation and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section sited above in that C1's pants were pulled down, exposing his private parts, by C2 while they were hanging on the monkey bars, which posed a health, safety or personal risk to children in care. 8 Under Appeal
Supervision: (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1)No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time.... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met by evidence by: 1 Ensure it does not happen again and children will continue to be supervised per school protocol and state mandate. Create a map of the play ground and teachers areas stationed to see the children at all time. Starting immediately. Based on observation and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section sited above in that C1 was allowed to lock C2 in a shed until Staff #2 came from the classroom and observed C2 standing in front of the shed and heard C1 knocking from inside. which posed a health, safety or personal risk to children in care. 8
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2)To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement is not met by evidence by: 1 Ensure it does not happen again and children will continue to be supervised per school protocal and state manadate. Create a map of the play ground and teachers ares stationed to see the children at all time. Starting immediatly. Based on observation and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section sited above in that C2 locked C1 in an unlock shed on the playground, by holding the door close until staff let C1 out which posed a health, safety or personal risk to children in care. 8
(f) The items specified in (d)(1)(A) through (H) above shall also be reported to the child's authorized representative. This requirement is not met by evidence by: 1 Incident report training with all staff. Incident must given to parents, the same day for signature and the awareness to head of school. This will start when school resumes 8/28/24. Signed training document will be sent to LPA via email by 9/15/24. Based on observation and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section sited above of C1's pants were pulled down, exposing his private parts, by C2 while they were hanging on the monkey bars, and C2 locked C1 in a shed on the playground by holding the door close until staff let C1 out. which posed a health, safety or personal risk to children in care. 8
All individuals subject to a criminal record review shall, prior to working, a licensed facility:Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified ... This requirement is not met by evidence by: 1 Director will associate the staff member later today, 4/24/24 to become into compliance. Based on record review, the licensee did not ensure William Acher Biggs Chiropolos (date of hire 9/27/23) was associated to the facility which poses a potenial health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. A civil penalty of $500 has been assessed. 8
Complaint investigations
Staff did not prevent inappropriate interactions between daycare children
Staff did not provide a comfortable environment for children in care
Staff did not properly supervise daycare children
Staff did not report incidents to appropriate parties
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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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