Sequoia Preschool Academy
Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since Aug 16, 2010
GoldiCheck · State record
Type A finding — CCLD's most serious violation grade: CCR 101223(a)(3) +3 more (Personal Rights — Based on interviews and observation, Staff1 was observed shoving Child 1 in a forceful manner five times with escalating force each time resulting in bruising to the child’s forehead. Staff 1 was also observed lifting Child 2 by the hand from the ground and dragging the child several feet, which poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety and Personal Rights to the children in care.) from 2024-09-05
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 B9
All visits
- 3 Annual inspections
- 5 Complaint investigations
- 6 Other visits
- Aug 26, 2026Annual inspection
- Type A — none
- Type B — none
- May 27, 2026Complaint investigation
- Type A — none
- Type B — none
- Oct 8, 2025Annual inspection
- Type A — none
- Type B — none
- Mar 6, 2025Complaint investigation
- Type A — none
- Type B2
- Mar 6, 2025Other visit
- Type A — none
- Type B2
- Nov 20, 2024Complaint investigation
- Type A1
- Type B — none
- Sep 5, 2024Annual inspection
- Type A — none
- Type B — none
- Sep 5, 2024Complaint investigation
- Type A2
- Type B1
- Jul 1, 2024Other visit
- Type A1
- Type B — none
- Jun 5, 2024Other visit
- Type A — none
- Type B1
- May 14, 2024Other visit
- Type A — none
- Type B1
- Mar 19, 2024Other visit
- Type A — none
- Type B — none
- Nov 27, 2023Complaint investigation
- Type A — none
- Type B1
- Nov 27, 2023Other visit
- Type A — none
- Type B1
All violations
13 violations shown (3 outside lookback window)
Type A(4)
Notice to parents that site visit reports are available — Based on interviews and statements made by Director, copies of licensing reports were not provided to all parents upon receipt by the licensee. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights 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.
Personal Rights — Based on interviews and observation, Staff1 was observed shoving Child 1 in a forceful manner five times with escalating force each time resulting in bruising to the child’s forehead. Staff 1 was also observed lifting Child 2 by the hand from the ground and dragging the child several feet, which poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety and Personal Rights 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.
Personal Rights — Based upon information obtained, Child 1 was consistently able to engage in behaviors that could harm multiple children in the preschool without staff reasonably protecting them from child-on-child aggression, including throwing objects. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety risk to 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.
Criminal Record Clearance — Based on record review and interview, Director allowed Staff#1 to work in the kitchen of the facility. Staff #1 is not eligible for a Criminal Record Clearance exemption and determination closed. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and/or personal rights of children in care. A civil penalty 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(9)
Immunizations — Based on review of facility records, Child 1 did not have immunization records in the 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.
101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from... intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse .... — Based on interviews and observation, Staff 4 has been observed making inappropriate comments to children, making statements such as, “You’re spoiled,” “You don’t listen,” and repeatedly tell the children, “If you don’t stop talking, I’m going to turn off the movie. Stop talking!” Staff 1 was observed making statements to a children that they are bad and don’t listen.
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 — During an inspection and reviewing facility surveillance footage, on 01/07/2025 at approximately 1:06PM, Staff #4 left the back preschool classroom and enter into another room for several minutes, leaving the preschool children unsupervised
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 — While conducting the census, LPA and LPM observed 20 preschool children being supervised by two staff. LPM conducted a file review and determined that the two staff included one fully qualified teacher (Staff 4) and one teacher aide (Staff 5).
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 upon information obtained, Staff 2 consistently yells at preschool children in an aggressive and intimidating tone. This poses a potential 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.
Sign In and Sign Out — During a review of facility records, on 06/05/2024, LPA Valerie Mireles observed Child #2 already signed in and out from 06/03/2024 through 06/07/2024.
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 — LPA Tristan's observations during today's inspection. LPA observed only one staff, Staff #1 caring and supervising 18 preschool children in play yard. This poses a potential health and safety risk to 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.
Staff immunization requirements — LPA’s observation: Based on LPA's visual observation of staff files, a duplicate copy of Staff #5's immunization record was in Staff #4's file. This poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety and Personal Rights to 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.
Alterations to Existing Buildings or New Facilities — Per LPA's visual observation and interview. LPA observed the facility is currently undergoing construction for building repairs. Director Janet Guthmiller reported that the facility obtained grant money and will be undoing repairs over a 120-day period to be completed by January 2024.
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 #503808634).