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Montenegro & Castro Family Child Care

Unavailable, Lawndale, CA 90260

Family Day Care Home · Licensed · Licensed since May 5, 2017

Serious concerns

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Type A finding — CCLD's most serious violation grade: CCR 102425(a)(3) +2 more (Infant Safe Sleep — Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 4 crib mattress was dislodged while infant was asleep, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.) from 2023-11-06

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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 A3
  • Type B6

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CCLD Facility SearchSearch Facility #197493205
Type A(3)
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CCR 102416.5(e)Facility Evaluation Report

Staffing Ratio and Capacity — Based on observation, the co-licensee did not comply with the section cited above, between 11:21am and 11:26am the facility operated out of ratio, as co-licensee Castro was present with 9 children in care, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2024-06-07
CCR 102425(a)(3)Facility Evaluation Report

Infant Safe Sleep — Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 4 crib mattress was dislodged while infant was asleep, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2023-11-06
CCR 102416(c)Facility Evaluation Report

Family home — preventive health training, including pediatric CPR and first aid — Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, assistant did not have valid certification while providing care and supervison for all 6 children in care by herself, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2023-11-06
Type B(6)
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CCR 102417(a)Facility Evaluation Report

Family home — children supervised at all times — Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, co-licensee Montenegro works for the Lawndale School District, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2024-06-07
HSC 1597.622(a)(1)Facility Evaluation Report

Staff immunization — influenza, pertussis and measles — Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, co-licensee Castro was unable to provide assistants' proof of immunization record, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2024-06-07
CCR 102417(g)(4)Facility Evaluation Report

Family home — home free of safety hazards — Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, cleaning compounds underneath the kitchen sink cabinet were not secured with safety latch, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Gated kitchen is used as a walkway to access the backyard.

2023-11-06
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Facility Evaluation Report

Mandated reporter training — Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 personnel files did not have completed training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2023-11-06
CCR 102416.2(a)(2)Facility Evaluation Report

Reporting Requirements — Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, co-licensee moved out of the home two months ago, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2023-11-06
HSC 1597.622(a)(1)Facility Evaluation Report

Staff immunization — influenza, pertussis and measles — Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3, proof of immunization record, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2023-11-06
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 #197493205).

This is a home-based program. The operator's name and address are published by CCLD as part of the licensing record, under state transparency law; we republish only what that record makes public.

Montenegro & Castro Family Child Care — inspection record · Lawndale, CA