California · Rancho Sta Margarita · 92688

Guidepost Montessori at Las Flores · Infant Center, Rancho Sta Margarita

28672 Deerpath, Rancho Sta Margarita, CA 92688 · Orange County

Closed Infant center

This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jun 27, 2025. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Guidepost Montessori at Las Flores was a licensed child care center in Rancho Sta Margarita, CA, licensed for up to 36 children. Its license closed around June 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it twice, investigated 1 complaint (0 substantiated) and issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0 Type A citations

5 Type B citations

2 Inspections

0 of 1 Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 2

Training & qualifications 2

Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Aug 30, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety

Infant fixtures, furniture and equipment §101439(h)(4)

Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During physical plant inspection, LPA observed a sink within arms reach of the changing table did not have runnning water. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Sep 9, 2024

Type B Aug 30, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications

Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed staff #1 did not have a health screening report on file. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Sep 13, 2024

Type B Aug 30, 2024 Inspection Health & medication

Children's immunizations §101220.1(g)

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Child #1 did not have immunization records on file. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Sep 3, 2024

Type B Oct 9, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety

Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not conducting a lead sampling test which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Nov 16, 2023

Type B Oct 9, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications

Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 staff members not having a renewed mandated reporter training which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Oct 23, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Jul 30, 2025 Complaint investigation received May 15, 2025

The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity 36 children

License type Infant center

License status Closed

Licensed since Aug 31, 2018

Closed Jun 27, 2025

Licensee Guidepost Fic C LLC.

Last administrator Maha Beydoun

State facility # 304371234

Other licenses at this address

Guidepost Montessori at Las Flores
Child care center (preschool) · Closed Too few inspections to compare

Licensed centers nearby

Wild Roots Holistic Learning Center
28672 Deerpath Avenue, Rancho Sta Margarita · under 0.1 mi away · 135 spots Too few inspections to compare Capistrano USD/Las Flores Elementary School
25862 Antonio Pkwy, Rancho Santa Margari · 0.3 mi away · 21 spots About typical Saddleback Valley YMCA-las Flores
25862 Antonio Parkway, Rancho Sta Margarita · 0.3 mi away · 90 spots About typical Bathgate Elementary
27642 Napoli Way, Mission Viejo · 1.0 mi away · 24 spots Among the most cited Saddleback YMCA-bathgate Center
27642 Napoli Way, Mission Viejo · 1.0 mi away · 100 spots More citations than most Discovery Montessori
25692 Crown Valley Parkway, Ladera Ranch · 1.0 mi away · 132 spots Too few inspections to compare

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 304371234 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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