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Next: Review the inspection history below and ask the provider what the records mean and what changed afterward.
Latest inspectionFebruary 19, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsFebruary 19, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 17 available inspections for GUIDEPOST MONTESSORI AT FOLSOM from December 1, 2021 through February 19, 2026.
Seven inspections recorded violations, with seven recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on June 12, 2025 and involved supervision, with a due date of June 13, 2025.
That higher-concern topic showed up in four inspections.
Three later inspections, from August 14, 2025 through February 19, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
Total inspections
17
3 in last 12 months
Recorded violations
7
0 in last 12 months
Higher-concern violations
5
0 in last 12 months
Repeated topics
1
Last 36 months
Local comparison
17 total inspections vs 7 local median in 95630
Compared to 21 local facilities
Recorded violations per inspection
This provider
0.41
Local median
0.33
0.41This provider
0.33Local median
Inspections with higher-concern violations
This provider
29%
Local median
0%
29%This provider
0%Local median
Inspections with recorded violations
This provider
41%
Local median
22%
41%This provider
22%Local median
Repeated topics
This provider
1
Local average
0.19
1This provider
0.19Local average
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Supervision
Appeared across 4 inspections, with 4 recorded violations.
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, and record review, Current Facility Representative (CFR) did not comply with the section cited above as CFR self reported to the dept. and submitted an Unusual Incident Report (UIR) that on 05/16/25, a child was in the bathroom without staff supervision for approximately one minute, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Report comments
This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, and record review, Current Facility Representative (CFR) did not comply with the section cited above as CFR self reported to the dept. and submitted an Unusual Incident Report (UIR) that on 05/16/25, a child was in the bathroom without staff supervision for approximately one minute, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
§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)(2) Upon enrollment of a new child in a facility, the licensee shall provide to the parents or legal guardians of the newly enrolling child copies of any licensing report that the licensee has received during the prior 12-month period 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, Licensee (L) did not comply with the section cited above, as Facility Representative (FR) confirmed that on at least one occasion, Type A licensing report was not provided to parents/guardians upon enrollment, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Report comments
This requirement is not met as evidenced by: based on interview and record review, Licensee (L) did not comply with the section cited above, as Facility Representative (FR) confirmed that on at least one occasion, Type A licensing report was not provided to parents/guardians upon enrollment, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, and record reviews, Facility Representative (FR) did not comply with the section cited above as FR self-reported to the dept. and submitted an Unusual Incident Report (UIR) that on 04/16/25, a child was in the bathroom without staff supervision for approximately three minutes, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Report comments
This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, and record reviews, Facility Representative (FR) did not comply with the section cited above as FR self-reported to the dept. and submitted an Unusual Incident Report (UIR) that on 04/16/25, a child was in the bathroom without staff supervision for approximately three minutes, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. This requirement was not met as evidenced by the following. Based on multiple witness statements and facility documentation, one or more unobserved inappropriate interactions between children occurred due to lack of visual observation by staff. This poses an immediate threat to the health, safety, and/or personal rights of children in care.
(d)Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center ... [of] events ... … a written report … shall be submitted to the Department within seven days ... (1) Events reported shall include ... (C) Any unusual incident .. that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. This requirement was not met as evidenced by. Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not report an unusual incident to the Department as required by reporting timelines. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time ... shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by record review and witness statements that, in a self-reported incident, two toddlers were left without supervision on the playground for five minutes. This is an immediate health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to children in care
Teacher-Child Ratio (b) The licensee may use teacher aides in a teacher-child ratio of one teacher and one aide for every 15 children in attendance. (1) A ratio of one fully qualified teacher (as specified in Section 101216.1(c) and one aide for every 18 children in attendance in a preschool program is allowed when the aide meets the qualifications specified in Section 101216.2(d). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPAs observation of classroom #6 which had one teacher and one aide with 21 children, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health and safety risk to persons in care.