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Latest inspectionOctober 6, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsOctober 6, 2025
Summary
This summary covers 15 available inspections for CHILDREN'S MONTESSORI CENTER OF YORBA LINDA from January 27, 2023 through October 6, 2025.
Six inspections recorded violations, with six recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on October 15, 2024 and involved parent rights, with a due date of October 25, 2024.
Staff-to-child ratio was a higher-concern topic that showed up in three inspections.
Two later inspections, from January 28, 2025 through October 6, 2025, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
Total inspections
15
1 in last 12 months
Recorded violations
6
0 in last 12 months
Higher-concern violations
4
0 in last 12 months
Repeated topics
1
Last 36 months
Local comparison
15 total inspections vs 8.5 local median in 92886
Compared to 8 local facilities
Recorded violations per inspection
This provider
0.4
Local median
0.33
0.4This provider
0.33Local median
Inspections with higher-concern violations
This provider
27%
Local median
8%
27%This provider
8%Local median
Inspections with recorded violations
This provider
40%
Local median
32%
40%This provider
32%Local median
Repeated topics
This provider
1
Local average
0.13
1This provider
0.13Local average
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Staff-to-child ratio
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
§1596.8595 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 2 of 2 infant files are missing signed Acknowledgement of Licensing Report LIC9224 dated 8/13/24, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Report comments
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 2 of 2 infant files are missing signed Acknowledgement of Licensing Report LIC9224 dated 8/13/24, 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... 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. S2 stated on 8/7/24 and 8/8/24, preschool and infant was together in 1 classroom. This is an immediate risk to health and safety of the children in care.
Inspector notes
3 staff stated, there are days in the morning that infants and preschooler are together in one classroom until another staff comes in. S2 stated on 8/7/24 and 8/8/24, preschool and infant was together in 1 classroom. This is an immediate risk to health and safety of the children in care.
(C) (i) A preventive health practices course or coursesthat include instruction in the recognition..instruction in the prevention of lead exposure that is consistent with the most recent State Department of Public Health’s training curriculum on childcare lead poisoning prevention. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the director’s documents is missing 8-hr health preventative course with Lead. It is therefore concluded that the director was not qualified. This poses as a potential risk to health and safety of children in care
Staff-Infant Ratio (b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's observations the infant classroom was out of ratio being 7 infants with 1 fully qualified teacher at 8:50am. Based on staff interview, S1 stated they are sometimes out of ratio in the infant room. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights to persons in care.
101416.3 Infant Care Aide Qualifications and Duties ... following shall apply: (b) An infant care aide shall work under the direct supervision of the director, the assistant director or a fully qualified teacher, except as provided for in Section 101416.5(d)(1) This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA’s record review and interviews, infant classroom aid was left alone caring for four (4) infants from 4:00pm-5:45pm on 04/05/2024. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Report comments
Based on LPA’s record review and interviews, infant classroom aid was left alone caring for four (4) infants from 4:00pm-5:45pm on 04/05/2024. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101416.5 Staff-Infant Ratio (a) In addition to Sections 101216.3 ... the following shall apply: (b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's interviews and record review the infant classroom has had many incidents of being out of ratio when all enrolled children attend and ongoing staffing issues. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights to persons in care.
Report comments
Based on LPA's interviews and record review the infant classroom has had many incidents of being out of ratio when all enrolled children attend and ongoing staffing issues. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights to persons in care.