Montessori Of Laguna Niguel
Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since May 27, 2020
GoldiCheck · State record
Type A finding — CCLD's most serious violation grade: HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) (Criminal background check — Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one person which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff, Shuying (Loria) Cai who was supervising children at the time of arrival at 8:15 am, did not have proof of her clearance ID number being transferred to the facility. She has been working at the facility since July 2023. Immediate civil penalty of $500.00 was assessed.) from 2023-10-30
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 A1
- Type B7
All visits
- 3 Annual inspections
- 0 Complaint investigations
- 1 Other visit
- Mar 9, 2026Annual inspection
- Type A — none
- Type B — none
- Oct 27, 2025Other visit
- Type A — none
- Type B — none
- Mar 19, 2025Annual inspection
- Type A — none
- Type B1
- Oct 30, 2023Annual inspection
- Type A1
- Type B6
All violations
8 violations shown (1 outside lookback window)
Type A(1)
Criminal background check — Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one person which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff, Shuying (Loria) Cai who was supervising children at the time of arrival at 8:15 am, did not have proof of her clearance ID number being transferred to the facility. She has been working at the facility since July 2023. Immediate civil penalty of $500.00 was assessed.
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(7)
Staff immunization requirements — Based on observation, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one count out of 4 staffs' files that staff # 4 missing the required above immunizations which poses a potential health, and safety 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.
Carbon monoxide detectors required — Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the facility which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA did not observe any carbon monoxide in the facility. The director stated it was mounted on the hallway and must have been removed during paint job recently.
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.
Drinking water lead testing — Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the whole facility which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The facility did not comply with water testing for lead before the due date of 1/1/2023.
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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of four files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff # 3 did not have proof of mandated reporter training certificate on file.
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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of four files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff # 3 did not have proof of MMR, Dtap Vaccine on file.
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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of 4 files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. There was one staff present with current CPR and 1st aid. There is no other staff wit current CPR and 1st aid to cover the whole hours of operation.
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.
Personal Rights — Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in five out of five files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Five children did not have the personal rights form LIC 613A signed by parents on their files.
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 #304371430).