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Latest inspectionDecember 29, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsDecember 29, 2025
Summary
This summary covers 14 available inspections for CHILDREN'S MONTESSORI CENTER OF YORBA LINDA from January 27, 2023 through December 29, 2025.
Five inspections recorded violations, with six recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on October 15, 2024 and involved parent rights, with a due date of October 25, 2024.
Five later inspections, from November 7, 2024 through December 29, 2025, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
Total inspections
14
3 in last 12 months
Recorded violations
6
0 in last 12 months
Higher-concern violations
6
0 in last 12 months
Repeated topics
2
Last 36 months
Local comparison
14 total inspections vs 6 local median in 92886
Compared to 19 local facilities
Recorded violations per inspection
This provider
0.43
Local median
0.43
0.43This provider
0.43Local median
Inspections with higher-concern violations
This provider
36%
Local median
0%
36%This provider
0%Local median
Inspections with recorded violations
This provider
36%
Local median
25%
36%This provider
25%Local median
Repeated topics
This provider
2
Local average
0.37
2This provider
0.37Local average
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Background screening
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
1596.8595 (c)(1) Posting licensing report by child care facility or home; duration of posting; civil penalty for failure to comply; reports to be provided to parents or guardian of each child receiving services (c)(1) A licensed child day care facility shall provide to the parents or guardians of each child receiving services in the facility copies of any licensing report that documents any Type A citation that represents an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care as set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1596.893b. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 5 of 5 infant files are missing signed Acknowledgement of Licensing Report LIC9224 dated 8/13/24 for a Type A violation, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 5 of 5 infant files are missing signed Acknowledgement of Licensing Report LIC9224 dated 8/13/24 for a Type A violation, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101161 Limitations on Capacity (a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on staff interview, 3 staff stated, there are days in the morning that infants and preschooler are together in one classroom until another staff comes in. This is an immediate risk to health and safety of the children in care.
Inspector notes
Based on staff interview, 3 staff stated, there are days in the morning that infants and preschooler are together in one classroom until another staff comes in. This is an immediate risk to health and safety of the children in care.
101161(a) Limitations on Capacity and Ambulatory Status. The licensee shall not exceed the conditions, limitations and capacity specified in the license. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA’s staff interviews, the facility was commingling infant and preschool children due to staffing issues. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Based on LPA’s staff interviews, the facility was commingling infant and preschool children due to staffing issues. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101170(e)(1) Criminal Record Clearance. Prior to working or volunteering in a licensed child care facility, all individuals subject to a criminal record review shall obtain a clearance or criminal record exemption. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's observation, record review and interview with A1 and four staff, there is no criminal background check clearance for A1 (Binbin "Vicky" Zhao). This poses an immediate heath, safety or personal rights risk to the persons in care.
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Based on LPA's observation, record review and interview with A1 and four staff, there is no criminal background check clearance for A1 (Binbin "Vicky" Zhao). This poses an immediate heath, safety or personal rights risk to the persons in care.
101170(e)(1) Criminal Record Clearance. Prior to working or volunteering in a licensed child care facility, all individuals subject to a criminal record review shall obtain a clearance or criminal record exemption. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA’s observation, record review and interview with Licensee, Staff Hui “Vanessa” Li was caring for children in the infant classroom since 03/25/2024 and does not have a fingertprint clearance on file. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights risk to the persons in care.
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Based on LPA’s observation, record review and interview with Licensee, Staff Hui “Vanessa” Li was caring for children in the infant classroom since 03/25/2024 and does not have a fingertprint clearance on file. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights risk to the persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by April 1, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101170(e)(1) - 101170(e)(1)
Official code
101170(e)(1)
Higher concern: Background screening
Report finding
101170(e)(2)All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (2) Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 101170(f) This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's observations, record review and interciew with Licensee, Staff Amynah Moloo was caring for children without a proper background clearance transfer for this facility. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights to persons in care.
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Based on LPA's observations, record review and interciew with Licensee, Staff Amynah Moloo was caring for children without a proper background clearance transfer for this facility. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights to persons in care.