Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.45
- Local median
- 0.14
A PLACE TO GROW MONTESSORI
3535 SOUTH AKERS, Visalia, CA 93277
- Facility:
- 543808649
- 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:
- 146
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionMay 2, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsMay 2, 2025
Summary
This summary covers 11 available inspections for A PLACE TO GROW MONTESSORI from September 17, 2021 through May 2, 2025.
Four inspections recorded violations, with five recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on October 30, 2024 and involved supervision, with a due date of October 31, 2024.
That higher-concern topic showed up in two inspections.
Three later inspections, from November 26, 2024 through May 2, 2025, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 11
- Recorded violations
- 5
- Higher-concern violations
- 2
- Repeated topics
- 1
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
11 total inspections vs 5 local median in 93277
Compared to 18 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 18%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 36%
- Local median
- 13%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.06
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Staff training
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
October 10, 2023October 30, 2024Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- 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, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed children using the restroom without supervision on three separate occasions during the facility inspection. LPA also observed a child eating at a table unsupervised while teachers were with other children in another area of the classroom. Based on these observations, this poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 31, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Teacher Qualifications and Duties (c) To be a fully qualified teacher, a teacher shall have one of the following: (1) Twelve postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education or child development completed, with passing grades, at an accredited or approved college or university; and at least six months of work experience in a licensed child care center or comparable group child care program. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on staff record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed that Lead Teacher of the Toddler Component and Facility Director were missing 3 units in the infant/toddler category which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 2, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216.1(c)(1) - 101216.1(c)(1)
- Official code
- 101216.1(c)(1)
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS - The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement was not met as evidenced by observation. LPA Marquez observed a wooden gate with a broken/loose latch. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 17, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238(a) - 101238(a)
- Official code
- 101238(a)
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 a record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Three of the thirteen staff files are missing the required Mandated Reporter Training (MRT) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 17, 2023
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)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING CARE & SUPERVISION- The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by Director self reported an incident on 12/15/2022 of a child exiting the playground through a gate and walked onto the front facility parking lot unsupervised. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 10, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report