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Growing Tree Montessori Preschool · Preschool, Temecula

31935 Via Rio Temecula Road, Temecula, CA 92592 · Riverside County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Growing Tree Montessori Preschool is a licensed child care center in Temecula, CA, licensed for up to 106 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 8 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 7). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #17 of 26 centers in Temecula and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 72%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#17 of 26 centers in Temecula
0Type A citations
7Type B citations
5Inspections
1 of 8Complaints substantiated
7 citations from 19 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 12, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 12, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundJun 30, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 30, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 14, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 27, 2025 · Inspection · no citationAug 28, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 3, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 28, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 17, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundApr 17, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 5, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 5, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 6, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 16, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundApr 20, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 23, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 25, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 2, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 28, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety3
Training & qualifications1
Records & paperwork1
Other standards1
Caregiver conduct1

Citations, newest first

Type BMar 12, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(c)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above inone of five staff files reviewed. Where proof of enrollment in ECE curriculum course was not provided for S1 during inspection, Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 20, 2026
Type BMay 14, 2025Case management visit (deficiencies)Building & playground safety
Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(e)(4)
101239 Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies (e) (4) All toilets, handwashing and bathing facilities shall be maintained in safe and sanitary operating condition. This requiremnt was not met as evidence by....... 1 By COB director stated, they will write a declaration stating that they will not maintain more than 15 children in classroom #6 and understands there should be one properly working toilet and hand washing station per 15 children present. Based on observation and interviews classroom # 6 had 19 children present on the date of the visit with only one working toilet. Interviews disclosed most of the time children are to dispose of used toilet paper in the trashcan for both urination and bowel movements. Which poses a potential health risk to children in care. 8
Plan of correction due May 16, 2025
Type BApr 17, 2024InspectionRecords & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)(8)(C)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of ten child files reviewed. Unavialable was a signed LIC 627 for Child 1. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 19, 2024
Type BMar 5, 2024Case management visit (deficiencies)Other standards
Activities and napping §101230(c)
Based on observation and interviews, it was revealed at times during nap time, only one staff member will be available providing supervision for more than twelve children during nap, while not all children are asleep or on their cots. On two occasions, LPA observed three of four classrooms out of ratio.
Plan of correction due Mar 29, 2024
Type BJun 16, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above incabinet under sink is broken/could not be locked during time of inspection. Bleach cleaner is stored in the cabinet. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 23, 2023
Type BJun 16, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on record review & inteview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in there was no ledgible, lead report available at time of inspection. Which which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 23, 2023
Type BApr 20, 2023Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal Rights
Director Julia Fletes stated she would submit a plan to ensure if children are not napping during nap time, the class is still in appropriate ratio. Interviews revealed at times during nap time, not all children remain napping or in cots, with only one staff providing supervision for up to 24 children.
Plan of correction due May 4, 2023

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Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJun 30, 2025Complaint investigationreceived May 28, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedJun 30, 2025Complaint investigationreceived May 5, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedJul 3, 2024Complaint investigationreceived May 24, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedApr 17, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Feb 26, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedMar 5, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Feb 16, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedSep 6, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Jul 18, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedApr 20, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Feb 16, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Facility is out of ratio.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedAug 25, 2022Complaint investigationreceived May 31, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity106 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 18, 2019
LicenseeGrowing Tree Education Group,. LLC
AdministratorQi Deng
Phone(951) 900-8999
State facility #334845456

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Common questions

Does Growing Tree Montessori Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Growing Tree Montessori Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 7 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Growing Tree Montessori Preschool?

California investigated 8 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Growing Tree Montessori Preschool compare with other daycares in Temecula?

It is #17 of 26 centers in Temecula by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Growing Tree Montessori Preschool last inspected?

Mar 12, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Growing Tree Montessori Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Growing Tree Montessori Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Temecula, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Growing Tree Montessori Preschool?

The licensee is Growing Tree Education Group,. LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Qi Deng.

Licensed centers nearby

Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 334845456 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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