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Growing Tree Montessori Preschool · Infant Center, Temecula

31935 Via Rio Temecula Road, Temecula, CA 92592 · Riverside County
Infant center

Growing Tree Montessori Preschool is a licensed child care center in Temecula, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 12 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for sleep safety (2 of 12). 5 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #23 of 26 centers in Temecula and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 85%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#23 of 26 centers in Temecula
0Type A citations
12Type B citations
5Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
12 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 5 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 12, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 12, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundMar 27, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundAug 28, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 17, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundJun 16, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundMay 2, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Sleep safety2
Records & paperwork2
Food & feeding2
Building & playground safety2
Supervision1
Health & medication1
Training & qualifications1
Other standards1

Citations, newest first

Type BMar 12, 2026InspectionSleep safety
Infant sleeping equipment §101439.1(b)(1)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three of fourteen infant crib sheets utilized during inspection. Where sheets were observed to not be fitting tightly and were loose. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 20, 2026
Type BMar 12, 2026InspectionSleep safety
Infant sleeping equipment §101439.1(b)(2)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two of fourteen cribs being utilized during inspection. Where mattresses were neither firm or the same size of the crib, creating a space. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 20, 2026
Type BMar 12, 2026InspectionSupervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(B)(3)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four of five infant files reviewed. Where sleep logs for C1, C2, C3, and C4 did not document the child's position. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 20, 2026
Type BMar 12, 2026InspectionRecords & paperwork
Changes to infant needs and services plan §101419.3(a)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three of four infants files reviewed. Where C1, C2 and C4 needs and service plans were not updated within the last quarter. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 20, 2026
Type BMar 12, 2026InspectionFood & feeding
Infant food service §101427(j)
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four of sixteen infant bottles observed. Where four of five bottles did not document current date. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 20, 2026
Type BMar 27, 2025InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Infant fixtures, furniture and equipment §101439(d)(2)
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where six baby walkers were observed on site. Staff removed them from corresponding classrooms and playground and stored then in school office. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 18, 2025
Type BMar 27, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(A)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above with one of two infant perscription medications audited. Where C6 medication was free standing, without a perspcription or original label. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 11, 2025
Type BMar 27, 2025InspectionFood & feeding
Infant food service §101427(j)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three out of seventeen infants listed. Where five bottles one site where found to be labeld with childs name, but not dated. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 4, 2025
Type BApr 17, 2024InspectionRecords & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)(8)(C)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 17, 2024
Type BJun 16, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of five staff files, reviewed during inspection. Staff 3 had an expired mandated reporter certificate. Which 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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, where proof of lead testing was not avialable for review during inspection. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 23, 2023
Type BJun 16, 2023InspectionOther standards
Infant care activities §101430(a)(3)(C)
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 sleeping infants observed during nap. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 30, 2023

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About this center

Licensed capacity36 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 18, 2019
LicenseeGrowing Tree Education Group., LLC
AdministratorQi Deng
Phone(951) 900-8999
State facility #334845458

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Common questions

Does Growing Tree Montessori Preschool take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Growing Tree Montessori Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 12 Type B citations, listed above.

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

It is #23 of 26 centers in Temecula by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% 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 $1,249 a month for infants (about $1,580 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 334845458 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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