Sand Castle Preschool, The
Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since May 19, 2016
GoldiCheck · State record
Type A finding — CCLD's most serious violation grade: HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) (Criminal background check — Based on observations, records review and interview ,the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During the file review, LPA observed staff member Emily Torres and Tania Flores did not obtain Criminal Record Clearance. Per Facility Representative, Per Director , both staff members been in the facility over a year, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.) from 2026-04-21
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 A1
- Type B5
All violations
6 violations shown (1 outside lookback window)
Type A(1)
Criminal background check — Based on observations, records review and interview ,the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During the file review, LPA observed staff member Emily Torres and Tania Flores did not obtain Criminal Record Clearance. Per Facility Representative, Per Director , both staff members been in the facility over a year, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Type B(5)
Mandated reporter training — Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 7 out of 8 staff did not have Mandated Reporter certificates for LPA to review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Personnel Requirements — Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 8 staff did not a health screening report for LPA to review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Personnel Records — Based on observation, interview,record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as staf files were in complete or were unavaible for LPA to review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Child's Medical Assessments — Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 12 children did not obtain phyicians report, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Reporting Requirements — Based on observation, interview,record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the facility has children from a different facility occupy a classroom that is not being used by the facility, 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 #198018868).