Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.8
- Local median
- 0.2
LAGUNA NIGUEL MONTESSORI CENTER
28083 MOULTON PARKWAY # B, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
- Facility:
- 304371418
- Type:
- DAY CARE CENTER
- Status:
- Closed, Single License Conversion
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 174
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionApril 21, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsMarch 21, 2024
Summary
This summary covers 10 available inspections for LAGUNA NIGUEL MONTESSORI CENTER from June 15, 2022 through April 21, 2025.
Seven inspections recorded violations, with eight recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on April 21, 2025 and involved staff training, with a due date of April 29, 2025.
Child guidance was a higher-concern topic that 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
- 10
- Recorded violations
- 8
- Higher-concern violations
- 3
- Repeated topics
- 0
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
10 total inspections vs 6 local median in 92677
Compared to 13 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 30%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 70%
- Local median
- 20%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0.46
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.
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 seven counts out of 12 counts of staffs files finding expired certificates of mandated reporter training which poses potential health, and safety risk to persons in care. Staff # 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, and 12 missing renewed certificates.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 29, 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)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Personal Rights-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, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a .............. This requirement was not met as evidenced by A1 witnessing S1 and S1 admitting they pinched C1 on the right side of the C1's neck due to C1 not listening. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 10, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(3)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- 101239 Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies (i)There shall be one toilet and one hand washing fixture, separate from and in addition to the number of toilets and hand washing fixtures required in (h) above, designated for use by staff, and for emergency use. This requirement was not met as evidenced by staff # 1 admitting using children’s bathroom in one of the preschool classrooms and not the designated staff’s bathroom. Staff # 1 stated staff # 2 would watch the door for them. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
- Report comments
- met as evidenced by staff # 1 admitting using children’s bathroom in one of the preschool classrooms and not the designated staff’s bathroom. Staff # 1 stated staff # 2 would watch the door for them. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 10, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101239(i) - 101239(i)
- Official code
- 101239(i)
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. This requirement was not met as evidenced by the alleged incident of staff # 3 hit child # 1 was not reported to our office by the facility. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 10, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101212(d) - 101212(d)
- Official code
- 101212(d)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium 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, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA’s observation of Staff #3 use inappropriate restraining methods on a child to remain on their sleeping mat. This poses a potential risk to the personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 16, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(3)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Personal Rights(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, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA interviews with Staff #1, Parent #1/Reporting Party, and Child #1 disclosing Staff #1 pinched one or more children in Classroom #4. This is an immediate risk of personal rights to the children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 19, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(3)
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- Teacher-Child Ratio. There shall be a ratio of one teacher supervising no more than 12 children in attendance except as specified in (b) and (c). This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA observations on 10/26/2022, interviews with Staff #1, #2, #3 and #4, documentation written by former director stating facility was out of ratio. This is an immediate risk of health and safety to the children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 15, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216.3(a) - 101216.3(a)
- Official code
- 101216.3(a)
Medium concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- 101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (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. Based on lab report analysis water from Site ID D faucet (7.940 parts per billion). The faucet samples taken on 08/24/2022 indicate levels of lead in exceedance.
- Report comments
- Based on lab report analysis water from Site ID D faucet (7.940 parts per billion). The faucet samples taken on 08/24/2022 indicate levels of lead in exceedance.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 13, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101700.3 - 101700.3
- Official code
- 101700.3
No recorded violations in this report