Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.75
- Local median
- 0.38
LAKE FOREST MONTESSORI SCHOOL
25435 TRABUCO ROAD, Lake Forest, CA 92630
- Facility:
- 304371063
- Type:
- INFANT 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:
- 18
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 inspectionApril 9, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsApril 9, 2026
Summary
This summary covers four available inspections for LAKE FOREST MONTESSORI SCHOOL from May 23, 2023 through April 9, 2026.
Two inspections recorded violations, with seven recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on July 24, 2025 and involved sleep safety, with a due date of July 24, 2025.
That higher-concern topic showed up in two inspections.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 4
- Recorded violations
- 7
- Higher-concern violations
- 3
- Repeated topics
- 0
2 in last 12 months
5 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
4 total inspections vs 4 local median in 92630
Compared to 49 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 10%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 30%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0.31
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
No repeated topics found
The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for one-time violations or report details.
Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Infant Care Center Sleeping Equipment (f) Cribs shall be free from all loose articles and objects, including blankets and pillows. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, LPAs observed loose articles in napping infants' cribs, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 24, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101439.1(f) - 101439.1(f)
- Official code
- 101439.1(f)
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Outdoor Activity Space For Infants (b) Outdoor activity space shall be physically separate from space used by children in the child care center and school-age child care center components. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, infants were sharing the preschool outdoor activity space on a rotation schedule without an approved waiver from the department, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 30, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101438.2(b) - 101438.2(b)
- Official code
- 101438.2(b)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, 2 out of 4 staff files reviewed did not have current mandated reporter training certificates, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 30, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8662(b)(1)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Child's Records (b) Each record shall contain information including, but not limited to, the following: (8) Medical assessment, including ambulatory status as specified in Section 101220, and the following health information: (C) A signed consent form for emergency medical treatment unless the child's authorized representative has signed the statement specified in Section 101220(f). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, C1 and C2 did not have LIC 627 on file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 30, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101221(b)(8)(C) - 101221(b)(8)(C)
- Official code
- 101221(b)(8)(C)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- (d) Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, facility did not conduct a disaster drill within the past six months, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 30, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101174(d) - 101174(d)
- Official code
- 101174(d)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Infant Care Activities (C) An infant shall not be swaddled while in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Upon entry into the infant center, LPA observed C1 being swaddled and strapped down inside a swing while sleeping which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 23, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101430(a)(3)(C) - 101430(a)(3)(C)
- Official code
- 101430(a)(3)(C)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Infant Care Activities (E) If an infant falls asleep before being placed in a crib, staff shall move the infant to a crib as soon as possible. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. C1 was observed asleep inside a swing which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 23, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101430(a)(3)(E) - 101430(a)(3)(E)
- Official code
- 101430(a)(3)(E)