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New Thought Montessori

20651 LAKE FOREST DRIVE A101, Lake Forest, CA 92630

Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since Nov 9, 2017

Serious concerns

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Type A finding — CCLD's most serious violation grade: HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) (Criminal background check — Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, Staff 5 (S5) did not have criminal record clearance or an exemption, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.) from 2025-06-23

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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 A1
  • Type B8

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Type A(1)
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HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)Facility Evaluation Report

Criminal background check — Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, Staff 5 (S5) did not have criminal record clearance or an exemption, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2025-06-23
Type B(8)
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CCR 101226(e)(1)(B)Facility Evaluation Report

Health-Related Services — Based on observation, and medication reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two counts out of two counts of medications which poses a potential health, and safety risk to persons in care. LPA observed medications for Child # 1, and Child # 2 were not in their original containers with no labels.

2026-06-17
CCR 101220.1(a)Complaint Investigation Report

Immunizations — Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, C1, C2, and C3 did not have their immunization records in file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2025-09-12
CCR 101221(a)Facility Evaluation Report

Child's Records — Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, C1, C2, and C3 did not have complete and current records prior to attending the facility, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2025-09-12
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Facility Evaluation Report

Drinking water lead testing — Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, facility did not complete lead testing, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2025-06-23
CCR 101174(d)Facility Evaluation Report

Disaster and Mass Casualty Plan — Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, facility did not complete an emergency drill once at least every six months, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2025-06-23
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Facility Evaluation Report

Mandated reporter training — Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, facility did not have current mandated reporter training certificates for staff, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2025-06-23
CCR 101220(b)(2)Facility Evaluation Report

Child's Medical Assessments — Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, Child 1 (C1) did not have tuberculosis (TB) test result on file for review, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2025-06-23
CCR 101220.1(g)Facility Evaluation Report

Immunizations — Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, Child 5 (C5) did not have an immunization record on file for review, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2025-06-23
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 #304371164).

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