Canyon Heights Academy
Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since Aug 20, 2004
GoldiCheck · State record
Repeat — cited again within 12 months: HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) +1 more (Criminal background check — LPA observed one substitute teacher that was in the Early Montessori program and after interview with Site Director, Marija Palihnic Fisher it was revealed that one substitute was not associated in the Guardian background check system utilized by the Department of Social Services.) from 2026-01-26
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 A2
- Type B2
All violations
4 violations shown
Type A(2)
Criminal background check — LPA observed one substitute teacher that was in the Early Montessori program and after interview with Site Director, Marija Palihnic Fisher it was revealed that one substitute was not associated in the Guardian background check system utilized by the Department of Social Services.
Criminal background check — Based on interveiw and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Staff (S2 and S3) do not have criminal record clearance associations to Canyon Heights Academy and (S4) has not completed a new criminal record clearance fingerprint live scan which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Type B(2)
Drinking water lead testing — Based on record review the Early Montessori program was out of ratio on 12/01/2025, 12/03/2025 and 12/05/2025.
Staff immunization requirements — Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above Staff (S1, S2, S3 and S4) did not have vaccination records for Pertussis and measles which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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.
🔴 Serious concerns — any of:
- The license is on probation — CCLD requires the facility to comply with specific terms and conditions to prevent revocation of its license
- 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
🟡 Watch carefully — 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
🟢 Clean
Actively licensed, with no violations in your lookback window.
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 moves a facility to Serious concerns, 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 #434407974).