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Little Thinkers Montessori Academy

34240 CAMINO CAPISTRANO, Capistrano Beach, CA 92624

Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since Dec 2, 2019

Serious concerns

GoldiCheck · State record

Type A finding — CCLD's most serious violation grade: CCR 101216.1(c)(1)(A) +1 more (To be a fully qualified teacher:12 post-secondary semester... six months of work experience..Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by means of not meeting the personnel requirements for children in care this poses an immediate risk to children as staff are observed being left alone without a qualified staff member who has either qualifications or experience to care, and supervise children in care poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.) from 2023-09-22

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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.

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3 violations shown (8 outside lookback window)

CCLD Facility SearchSearch Facility #304371289
Type A(2)
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CCR 101216.1(c)(1)(A)Complaint Investigation Report

To be a fully qualified teacher:12 post-secondary semester... six months of work experience..Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by means of not meeting the personnel requirements for children in care this poses an immediate risk to children as staff are observed being left alone without a qualified staff member who has either qualifications or experience to care, and supervise children in care poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.

2023-09-22
CCR 101239(o)Facility Evaluation Report

(o)Playground equipment shall be securely anchored to the ground unless it is portable by design. Based on observation and interviewing the director, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in by means of having an unachored playground equipment in the playground which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.

2023-09-22
Type B(1)
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CCR 1596.8595.(d)(1)Facility Evaluation Report

Notice to parents that site visit reports are available — Based on records reviewed and interview, The facility did not provide the 03/5/24 licensing report LIC809 and acknowledgement receipt LIC9224 to all families by the next business day. this poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.

2025-08-12
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 #304371289).

Little Thinkers Montessori Academy — inspection record · Capistrano Beach, CA