La Habra Montessori Preschool
Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since Feb 24, 2017
GoldiCheck · State record
Repeat — cited again within 12 months: CCR 101229(a) +4 more (Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision — Based on observation and interviews conducted there were 3 preschool age children inside the classroom restroom unsupervised. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.) from 2024-03-21
Changes which findings count toward the tier.
Violations by severity
Type A citations mean an immediate risk to health, safety, or personal rights; Type B citations mean a violation that could become one if not corrected. This grading is assigned by CCLD, not GoldiCheck.
- Type A5
- Type B4
All visits
- 3 Annual inspections
- 0 Complaint investigations
- 2 Other visits
- Feb 23, 2026Annual inspection
- Type A — none
- Type B — none
- Apr 24, 2025Annual inspection
- Type A — none
- Type B — none
- Mar 27, 2024Other visit
- Type A — none
- Type B — none
- Mar 21, 2024Other visit
- Type A3
- Type B — none
- Jan 11, 2024Annual inspection
- Type A2
- Type B4
All violations
9 violations shown (3 outside lookback window)
Type A(5)
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision — Based on observation and interviews conducted there were 3 preschool age children inside the classroom restroom unsupervised. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
The date by which the licensee must file CCLD's Proof of Correction form, certifying under penalty of perjury that the deficiency was corrected on or before that date. Filing it does not prevent CCLD from making a follow-up visit to verify.
Teacher-Child Ratio — Based on observation and interviews conducted S1 had 15 preschool age children and S2 had 15 preschool age children upon arriaval. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care.
The date by which the licensee must file CCLD's Proof of Correction form, certifying under penalty of perjury that the deficiency was corrected on or before that date. Filing it does not prevent CCLD from making a follow-up visit to verify.
Limitations on Capacity and Ambulatory Status — Based on observation, interviews, and pictures taken 3 school age children were commingling with preschool age children during lunch, nap and outdoor play. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
The date by which the licensee must file CCLD's Proof of Correction form, certifying under penalty of perjury that the deficiency was corrected on or before that date. Filing it does not prevent CCLD from making a follow-up visit to verify.
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision — Based on observation, interview, at 8:50am upon arrival LPAs observed 12 preschool age children playing on the playground while Staff Sonia Alvarez was going inside and out of the classroom assisting with children who were arriving. Staff Sonia was not providing supervision at all times while the children were on the playground. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The date by which the licensee must file CCLD's Proof of Correction form, certifying under penalty of perjury that the deficiency was corrected on or before that date. Filing it does not prevent CCLD from making a follow-up visit to verify.
Teacher-Child Ratio — Based on observation, At 8:58am 2 additional preschool age children arrived making it 14 children with 1 staff, facility was out of ratio. At 9:03am LPAs took census inside the classroom and there were 27 preschool age children with 2 staff, the facility was out of ratio. the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The date by which the licensee must file CCLD's Proof of Correction form, certifying under penalty of perjury that the deficiency was corrected on or before that date. Filing it does not prevent CCLD from making a follow-up visit to verify.
Type B(4)
Outdoor Activity Space — Based on observation, at 9:56am during outdoor inspection LPAs observed broken tricycle seat and playhouse base that can pose a safety risk to children in care. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The date by which the licensee must file CCLD's Proof of Correction form, certifying under penalty of perjury that the deficiency was corrected on or before that date. Filing it does not prevent CCLD from making a follow-up visit to verify.
Mandated reporter training — Based on observation, record review, at 10:40am while reviewing staff files 4 out 4 staff members did not have an updated mandated reporter training certificate in their file. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The date by which the licensee must file CCLD's Proof of Correction form, certifying under penalty of perjury that the deficiency was corrected on or before that date. Filing it does not prevent CCLD from making a follow-up visit to verify.
Staff immunization requirements — Based on observation,record review, at 10:30am while reviewing staff files 2 out 4 staff did not have proof of immunization against pertussis, and measles in the staff’s files. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The date by which the licensee must file CCLD's Proof of Correction form, certifying under penalty of perjury that the deficiency was corrected on or before that date. Filing it does not prevent CCLD from making a follow-up visit to verify.
Personnel Requirements — Based on observation and record review, 1 out of 3 staff did not have the Health Screening report and Tuberculosis (TB) test. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The date by which the licensee must file CCLD's Proof of Correction form, certifying under penalty of perjury that the deficiency was corrected on or before that date. Filing it does not prevent CCLD from making a follow-up visit to verify.
How we rate this daycareCalifornia CCLD records›
California pre-grades every violation itself: Type A means an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights; Type B means a violation that, if not corrected, could become that same immediate risk. We never escalate above the state's own grade.
🟢 No recent citation
Actively licensed, with no violations in your lookback window.
🟡 Citation — any of:
- A Type B violation is on record — CCLD's own lesser-risk grade, meaning a violation that, if not corrected, could become an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights
🔴 Serious citation — any of:
- A Type A violation is on record — CCLD's own most serious grade, meaning an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights
⚫ Adverse license status — any of:
- The license is on probation — CCLD requires the facility to comply with specific terms and conditions to prevent revocation of its license
⚪ Not rated by the record
- Inactive license: The license is not in active standing.
- No visits on record: Actively licensed, but CCLD has published no visit report for this facility.
Worth knowing: California's public records don't always say whether a specific violation was later fixed, so we don't discount a Type A's severity by guessing at correction status — CCLD's own definition notes a Type A citation "will always be issued, even if the violation is corrected on the spot." A single Type A marks a facility Serious citation, matching CCLD's own grading directly.
Data sourced from California CCLD (CCLD Facility Search). Last updated: Sep 14, 2026. GoldiCheck is not affiliated with CCLD. Always verify with the CCLD Facility Search record (search Facility #304371139).