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Taproot Montessori Preschool

1431 EAST BROADWAY, El Cajon, CA 92021

Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since Nov 3, 2022

Serious citation

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Type A finding — CCLD's most serious violation grade: CCR 101216.3(a) (Teacher-Child Ratio — Based upon record review and LPA observation, there were 26 preschool children in Palm room supervised by one qualified teacher (Director) and two aides without any ECE units/experience which is an immediate health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.) from 2024-06-19

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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 B6

All visits

Total 8 visits
  • 1 Annual inspection
  • 2 Complaint investigations
  • 5 Other visits
5 with citationsmost recent Dec 3, 2024

All violations

7 violations shown (5 outside lookback window)

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Type A(1)
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CCR 101216.3(a)Other visit

Teacher-Child Ratio — Based upon record review and LPA observation, there were 26 preschool children in Palm room supervised by one qualified teacher (Director) and two aides without any ECE units/experience which is an immediate health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.

Jun 19, 2024
Type B(6)
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CCR 101223(a)(7)Complaint investigation

Personal Rights — … Based upon interviews with reporting party, staff member S1, director and owner, on 10/22/24 a child (C1) was restrained in a transitional chair with a safety belt while S1 went to answer the door which is a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.

Dec 3, 2024
CCR 101216.1(c)(1)Other visit

Teacher Qualifications and Duties — … Based upon record review and interviews with S1 and Owner, S1 is not a fully qualified teacher and was left alone with two enrolled children which is a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.

Dec 3, 2024
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)Annual inspection

Staff immunization requirements — Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 7 staff files, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Jul 8, 2024
CCR 101216(g)(1)Annual inspection

Personnel Requirements — Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 7 staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Jul 8, 2024
CCR 101238(a)(1)Complaint investigation

Buildings and Grounds — Based upon LPA observation and staff interviews, there has been a recent issue with cockroaches and LPA observed traps with dead roaches - trap was dated 6/11/24 which is a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.

Jun 19, 2024
CCR 101216.1(c)(1)Complaint investigation

Teacher Qualifications and Duties — Based upon LPA observation, there were 26 preschool children in the Palm room with one qualified teacher (director) and two aides (S1 & S2) without any completed ECE units or experience which is a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.

Jun 19, 2024
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 #376105105).

Taproot Montessori Preschool — inspection record · El Cajon, CA