Buena Park Montessori Academy
Infant Center · Closed · Licensed since Jul 29, 2021
GoldiCheck · State record
Type A finding — CCLD's most serious violation grade: CCR 101161(a) +3 more (Limitations on Capacity and Ambulatory Status — Based on staff interviews it has been determined toddlers were being placed into the infant room to meet ratios. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.) from 2025-02-05
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 A4
- Type B4
All visits
- 1 Annual inspection
- 2 Complaint investigations
- 4 Other visits
- Feb 5, 2025Complaint investigation
- Type A1
- Type B — none
- Oct 23, 2024Complaint investigation
- Type A — none
- Type B — none
- May 10, 2024Other visit
- Type A — none
- Type B — none
- May 2, 2024Annual inspection
- Type A1
- Type B3
- Apr 17, 2024Other visit
- Type A2
- Type B — none
- Feb 21, 2024Other visit
- Type A — none
- Type B — none
- Nov 15, 2023Other visit
- Type A — none
- Type B1
All violations
8 violations shown (14 outside lookback window)
Type A(4)
Limitations on Capacity and Ambulatory Status — Based on staff interviews it has been determined toddlers were being placed into the infant room to meet ratios. This poses/posed 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.
TrustLine provider denied based on a background check result — Based on observation, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. On this date 03/10/2022, Licensee committed with Department that they installed an alarm system on the facility gates that separate the playground and the facility parking lot due to an incident in which 2 toddlers eloped away from the facility through a fence, to a busy 4 lanes street. During today's visit, when LPAs tested and opened the gates, the facility alarm systems on all 4 gates were not in working order, therefore, the Licensee was not adhere to the plan of correction, this posed 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.
Staff-Infant Ratio — Based on interviews conducted with staff, and records reviewed there S1 was out of ratio on 3/12/24, 3/13/24, and 3/14/24. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to 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.
Issuance/Term of a License — Based on interviews conducted with staff, and records reviewed S1 was commingling infants and preschool age children on 3/12/24, 3/13/24, and 3/14/24. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to 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.
Type B(4)
Disaster and Mass Casualty Plan — Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Director confirmed facility has not conducted disaster drill and did not keep documentation of the drills, last disaster drill was conducted on 04/21/2022, which posed 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.
Infant Care Center Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment, and Supplies — Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 2 changing tables. LPA observed Staff #3 was changing diaper for 2 toddlers on a changing table that was not within arm's reach of a washing sink, 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.
Outdoor Activity Space — Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 4 plastic play structures and 2 out of 5 plastic rocking toys and 1 out of 2 plastic benches in the toodler and infant playground, had broken parts or cracks which posed 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.
Notice to parents that site visit reports are available — Based on children records reviewed 1 out 5 files was missing LIC 9224 achknowledgement receipt dated 3/29/23, 4/6/23, 4/20/23 with Type A citations was not provided to Parent. This is a potential safety risk to 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.
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 #304371475).