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RED HILL MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL

13806 RED HILL AVENUE, Tustin, CA 92780

Facility:
304370009
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:
56

Inspection snapshot

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Latest inspectionAugust 6, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsMay 22, 2025

Summary

This summary covers nine available inspections for RED HILL MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL from May 23, 2022 through August 6, 2025.

Four inspections recorded violations, with four recorded violations in total.

The most recent recorded violation was on August 6, 2025 and involved child guidance, with a due date of August 6, 2025.

Staff-to-child ratio was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.

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

At a glance

Total inspections
9

1 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
4

1 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
1

0 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
1

Last 36 months

Local comparison

9 total inspections vs 4 local median in 92780

Compared to 19 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.44
Local median
0.2

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
11%
Local median
0%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
44%
Local median
20%

Repeated topics

This provider
1
Local average
0.21

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
Medium concern: Child guidance
Report finding
101223(a)(2) Personal Rights (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 was not met evidence by... Based on interviews and record reviews, it was determined that S2 roughly handled C5 and caused C5 to sustain injuries, while C5 had conflicts with other children in care, which poses a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care..
Report comments
Based on interviews and record reviews, it was determined that S2 roughly handled C5 and caused C5 to sustain injuries, while C5 had conflicts with other children in care, which poses a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care..
Correction status
Plan of correction due by August 6, 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
Medium concern: Child guidance
Report finding
101223 Personal Rights (a)The licensee shall ensure...(3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, ... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Records review and interviews S1 had C1 speak to a parent other than their own on a telephone to apologize. This poses an immediate risk to the safety of the child in care.
Report comments
Records review and interviews S1 had C1 speak to a parent other than their own on a telephone to apologize. This poses an immediate risk to the safety of the child in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by March 28, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 10101223(a) - 10101223(a)
Official code
10101223(a)
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Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
Report finding
101230(c)A teacher-child ratio of one teacher supervising 24 napping children is permitted provided that the remaining teachers necessary to meet the overall ratio specified... This requirement is not met by: Based on observations, LPA inspected classroom Rm 3 with 2 staff and 26 children who were resting on mats and 3 children were off their mats walking around the classroom. At 12:56PM S3 walked into classroom with S1 and S2.
Report comments
Based on observations, LPA inspected classroom Rm 3 with 2 staff and 26 children who were resting on mats and 3 children were off their mats walking around the classroom. At 12:56PM S3 walked into classroom with S1 and S2.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by January 21, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101230(c) - 101230(c)
Official code
101230(c)
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Medium concern: Environmental health
Report finding
101700.3 (b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met evidenced by record review of the lab report analysis from Outlet A taken on 12/20/2022. Results indicated levels of lead in exceedance. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Inspector notes
This requirement is not met evidenced by record review of the lab report analysis from Outlet A taken on 12/20/2022. Results indicated levels of lead in exceedance. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by February 8, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
HSC 101700 - 101700
Official code
101700