Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.73
- Local median
- 0.13
SEQUOIA PRESCHOOL ACADEMY
1308 COFFEE ROAD, Modesto, CA 95355
- Facility:
- 503808634
- Type:
- DAY CARE 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:
- 30
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionMay 27, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsMay 27, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 22 available inspections for SEQUOIA PRESCHOOL ACADEMY from August 24, 2021 through May 27, 2026.
14 inspections recorded violations, with 16 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on March 6, 2025 and involved staff-to-child ratio, with a due date of April 3, 2025.
Child guidance was a higher-concern topic that showed up in five inspections.
Two later inspections, from October 8, 2025 through May 27, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 22
- Recorded violations
- 16
- Higher-concern violations
- 9
- Repeated topics
- 4
2 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
22 total inspections vs 5 local median in 95355
Compared to 8 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 36%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 64%
- Local median
- 13%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 4
- Local average
- 0.5
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Child guidance
Appeared across 5 inspections, with 5 recorded violations.
September 18, 2023September 5, 2024March 6, 2025Background screening
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
September 28, 2023July 1, 2024Health or food records
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
November 27, 2023March 6, 2025Staff-to-child ratio
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
May 14, 2024March 6, 2025Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- 101220.1 Immunizations (a) Prior to admission to a child care center, children shall be immunized against diseases as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, commencing with Section 6000. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on review of facility records, Child 1 did not have immunization records in the file.
- Report comments
- This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on review of facility records, Child 1 did not have immunization records in the file.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by March 20, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101220.1(a) - 101220.1(a)
- Official code
- 101220.1(a)
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from... intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse .... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and observation, Staff 4 has been observed making inappropriate comments to children, making statements such as, “You’re spoiled,” “You don’t listen,” and repeatedly tell the children, “If you don’t stop talking, I’m going to turn off the movie. Stop talking!” Staff 1 was observed making statements to a children that they are bad and don’t listen.
- Inspector notes
- Based on interviews and observation, Staff 4 has been observed making inappropriate comments to children, making statements such as, “You’re spoiled,” “You don’t listen,” and repeatedly tell the children, “If you don’t stop talking, I’m going to turn off the movie. Stop talking!” Staff 1 was observed making statements to a children that they are bad and don’t listen.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by March 20, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 10161(a) - 10161(a)
- Official code
- 10161(a)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision... (1)No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time,...(1). Supervision shall include visual observation.This requirement was not met as evidenced by: During an inspection and reviewing facility surveillance footage, on 01/07/2025 at approximately 1:06PM, Staff #4 left the back preschool classroom and enter into another room for several minutes, leaving the preschool children unsupervised
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 3, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- (b) The licensee may use teacher aides in a teacher-child ratio of one teacher and one aide...(1)A ratio of one fully qualified teacher... and one aide for every 18 children in attendance... allowed when the aide meets the qualifications specified in Section 101216.2(d). This requirement was not met as evidenced by: While conducting the census, LPA and LPM observed 20 preschool children being supervised by two staff. LPM conducted a file review and determined that the two staff included one fully qualified teacher (Staff 4) and one teacher aide (Staff 5).
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 3, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216.3(b) - 101216.3(b)
- Official code
- 101216.3(b)
Higher concern: Parent rights
- Report finding
- 1596.8595(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 ... (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1596.893b. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on interviews and statements made by Director, copies of licensing reports were not provided to all parents upon receipt by the licensee. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on interviews and statements made by Director, copies of licensing reports were not provided to all parents upon receipt by the licensee. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 20, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8595(c)(1) - 1596.8595(c)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8595(c)(1)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223 Personal Rights(a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(3)To be free from corporal ...punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation... threat, mental abuse or other ... punitive nature. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and observation, Staff1 was observed shoving Child 1 in a forceful manner five times with escalating force each time resulting in bruising to the child’s forehead. Staff 1 was also observed lifting Child 2 by the hand from the ground and dragging the child several feet, which poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety and Personal Rights to the children in care.
- Inspector notes
- Based on interviews and observation, Staff1 was observed shoving Child 1 in a forceful manner five times with escalating force each time resulting in bruising to the child’s forehead. Staff 1 was also observed lifting Child 2 by the hand from the ground and dragging the child several feet, which poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety and Personal Rights to the children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 6, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A 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
- 101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based upon information obtained, Child 1 was consistently able to engage in behaviors that could harm multiple children in the preschool without staff reasonably protecting them from child-on-child aggression, including throwing objects. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety risk to children in care.
- Report comments
- Based upon information obtained, Child 1 was consistently able to engage in behaviors that could harm multiple children in the preschool without staff reasonably protecting them from child-on-child aggression, including throwing objects. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 9, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(1) - 101223(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(1)
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223 Personal Rights. Each child shall be free from corporal or unusual punishment, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse, or other actions of a punitive nature. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based upon information obtained, Staff 2 consistently yells at preschool children in an aggressive and intimidating tone. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
- Report comments
- Based upon information obtained, Staff 2 consistently yells at preschool children in an aggressive and intimidating tone. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 27, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(3)
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- CCR102370(d)(1) Prior to employment or initial presence in the CCC, all employees and volunteers subject to a criminal record review shall obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by law or Department regulations. This requirement was not met by: Based on record review and interview, Director allowed Staff#1 to work in the kitchen of the facility. Staff #1 is not eligible for a Criminal Record Clearance exemption and determination closed. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and/or personal rights of children in care. A civil penalty was assessed.
- Report comments
- Based on record review and interview, Director allowed Staff#1 to work in the kitchen of the facility. Staff #1 is not eligible for a Criminal Record Clearance exemption and determination closed. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and/or personal rights of children in care. A civil penalty was assessed.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 1, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102370(d)(1) - 102370(d)(1)
- Official code
- 102370(d)(1)
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- 101229.1(b) Sign In and Sign Out (b) The person who brings the child to, and removes the child from, the center shall sign the child in/out. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: During a review of facility records, on 06/05/2024, LPA Valerie Mireles observed Child #2 already signed in and out from 06/03/2024 through 06/07/2024.
- Inspector notes
- During a review of facility records, on 06/05/2024, LPA Valerie Mireles observed Child #2 already signed in and out from 06/03/2024 through 06/07/2024.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 14, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229.1(b) - 101229.1(b)
- Official code
- 101229.1(b)
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- Teacher-Child Ratio (a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below. This requirement was not met, as evidenced by: LPA Tristan's observations during today's inspection. LPA observed only one staff, Staff #1 caring and supervising 18 preschool children in play yard. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 28, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216.3(a) - 101216.3(a)
- Official code
- 101216.3(a)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- Alterations to Existing Buildings or New Facilities: (a) Prior to construction or alterations, the licensee shall notify the Department of the proposed change(s). This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Per LPA's visual observation and interview. LPA observed the facility is currently undergoing construction for building repairs. Director Janet Guthmiller reported that the facility obtained grant money and will be undoing repairs over a 120-day period to be completed by January 2024.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 28, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101237(a) - 101237(a)
- Official code
- 101237(a)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Employees or volunteers at day care center; immunization requirements; records: A person shall not be employed ... at a day care center if he/ she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. This requirement was not met as evidenced by LPA’s observation: Based on LPA's visual observation of staff files, a duplicate copy of Staff #5's immunization record was in Staff #4's file. This poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety and Personal Rights to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 11, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.7995 - 1596.7995
- Official code
- 1596.7995
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- Criminal Record Clearance. Prior to working or volunteering in a licensed child care facility, all individuals subject to a criminal record review shall request a transfer of a criminal record clearance from another facility or Trustline. LPA reviewed clearances and found staff #1 was missing Child Abuse Central Index clearance and staff #2 was not associated to the facility. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children. A $100 civil penalty to be assesed.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 2, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101170(e)(2) - 101170(e)(2)
- Official code
- 101170(e)(2)
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- PERSONAL RIGHTS: The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. Site Supervisor stated that animal feces have been an ongoing problem due to neighbor's feeding cats. They recently changed from wood chips to black bark, which has helped but not eliminated the problem. This ongoing problem poses a potential risk for children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 2, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(2) - 101223(2)
- Official code
- 101223(2)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- Limitations on Capacity. A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by observation, interviews, and records reviewed conducted during today’s inspection. It was determined that Child #1 attended the child care center at the age of 7 years old. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 5, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101161(a) - 101161(a)
- Official code
- 101161(a)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report