Gaowa Montessori School
Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since Dec 4, 2020
GoldiCheck · State record
Repeat — cited again within 12 months: CCR 101223(a)(3) +2 more (Section 101223(a)(3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation...including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living... This requirment was not met as evidenced by... Based on interview, Staff 1 (S1) hit Child 1 (C1) which is an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.) from 2025-04-24
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 A3
- Type B2
All violations
5 violations shown
Type A(3)
Section 101223(a)(3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation...including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living... This requirment was not met as evidenced by... Based on interview, Staff 1 (S1) hit Child 1 (C1) which is an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
TrustLine provider denied based on a background check result — Based on interviews and record review, amphetamines and Fentanyl were discovered in facility restroom accessed by staff and parents which poses an immediate risk to the health of the children in care.
Personal Rights — Based on interviews, the licensee did not ensure the children were provided a safe environment due to amphetamines and Fentanyl discovered in facility restroom accessed by staff and parents which poses an immediate risk to the personal rights of the children in care.
Type B(2)
Reporting Requirements — Based on interviews and record review, the facility did not report 11/8/24 incident to the Department in a timely manner. This is a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
Health-Related Services — Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 medications were expired which poses/posed 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 #304371438).