DaycareFacts.com
Menu
Back

HERITAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL

934 HERITAGE DRIVE, Ridgecrest, CA 93555

Facility:
157750003
Type:
DAY CARE CENTER
Status:
Licensed
Records checked:
July 17, 2026
Additional info
Source:
California Community Care Licensing Division
District office:
Not listed
License effective:
Not found
Capacity:
90

Inspection snapshot

Recent higher-concern violation

At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.

Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.

Latest inspectionSeptember 18, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsSeptember 18, 2025

Summary

This summary covers 20 available inspections for HERITAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL from July 28, 2021 through September 18, 2025.

Six inspections recorded violations, with 11 recorded violations in total.

The most recent higher-concern violation was on September 18, 2025 and involved child guidance, with a due date of September 18, 2025.

That higher-concern topic showed up in three inspections.

The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.

At a glance

Total inspections
20

6 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
11

5 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
4

3 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
3

Last 36 months

Local comparison

20 total inspections vs 4.5 local median in 93555

Compared to 16 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.55
Local median
0.23

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
20%
Local median
0%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
30%
Local median
23%

Repeated topics

This provider
3
Local average
0.25

Repeated topics

Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

View official report
Higher concern: Child guidance
Report finding
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule...but not limited to: interference with..functions of daily living. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on observation, interviews and record file reviews C1's arm was injured by S1, which poses an immediate risk to the health safety and personal rights of the clients in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by September 18, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
Official code
101223(a)(3)
View official report
Medium concern: Facility condition
Report finding
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. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not having exit door work properly which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by October 1, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101238(a) - 101238(a)
Official code
101238(a)
Medium concern: Health or food records
Report finding
General Provisions and Definitions (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not having immunization's records (MMR and Tdap) for three employees, flu decline or vaccination missing for four employees which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by October 1, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) - 1596.7995(a)(1)
Official code
1596.7995(a)(1)
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in by not having employee with TB test results or assessment in the employee file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by October 1, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101216(g)(1) - 101216(g)(1)
Official code
101216(g)(1)
View official report
Higher concern: Child guidance
Report finding
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule...but not limited to: interference with..functions of daily living. Director informed LPA during interview that S1 is no longer employed with facility. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on observation, interviews and record reviews C1's personal rights were violated by S1, which poses an immediate risk to the health safety and personal rights of the clients in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by August 1, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
Official code
101223(a)(3)
View official report
Medium concern: Health or food records
Report finding
(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening,...test for tuberculosis,...performed by..physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by April 25, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101216(g)(1) - 101216(g)(1)
Official code
101216(g)(1)
Medium concern: Health or food records
Report finding
(b) The medical assessment shall provide the following: (2) Results of a test for tuberculosis.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by May 5, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101220(b)(2) - 101220(b)(2)
Official code
101220(b)(2)
Medium concern: Health or food records
Report finding
(a) (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by April 25, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) - 1596.7995(a)(1)
Official code
1596.7995(a)(1)
Medium concern: Child guidance
Report finding
(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.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by April 22, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101223(a)(2) - 101223(a)(2)
Official code
101223(a)(2)
View official report
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
Personnel Requirements (1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to not having TB test results present in employee file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by October 15, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101216(g)(1) - 101216(g)(1)
Official code
101216(g)(1)
View official report
Low concern: Recordkeeping
Report finding
101173(c) Plan of Operation: (c) The child care center shall operate in accordance with the terms specified in the plan of operation. The requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on interviews and record review, the licensee failed to have a Plan of Operation to provide Incidential Medical Services for child #1 which propose a potential health safety or personal rights risk to the person in care.
Correction / follow-up note
Based on interviews and record review, the licensee failed to have a Plan of Operation to provide Incidential Medical Services for child #1 which propose a potential health safety or personal rights risk to the person in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by June 21, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101173(c) - 101173(c)
Official code
101173(c)