Guidepost Montessori at Plum Canyon · Preschool, Santa Clarita
Guidepost Montessori at Plum Canyon is a licensed child care center in Santa Clarita, CA, licensed for up to 96 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 4 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 20 centers in Santa Clarita and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Personal Rights: The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights, To be accorded safe, healthful ... to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on interviews, staff disclosed that C1 was able to exit the facility through the play yard gate 1 Head of school, will install door alarm to the gate leading into the parking lot by the POC date.
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Head of school will have a training witl staff on safety and supervision 03/10/2022. Head of school will provide LPA with a sign in sheet of staff that attended. Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on interviews and observations conducted staff disclosed that there was no visual on C1 and C2 when the incident occurred. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
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Does Guidepost Montessori at Plum Canyon take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Guidepost Montessori at Plum Canyon had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Guidepost Montessori at Plum Canyon?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Guidepost Montessori at Plum Canyon compare with other daycares in Santa Clarita?
It is #8 of 20 centers in Santa Clarita by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Guidepost Montessori at Plum Canyon last inspected?
Jul 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Guidepost Montessori at Plum Canyon cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Guidepost Montessori at Plum Canyon for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Santa Clarita, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Guidepost Montessori at Plum Canyon?
The licensee is Hge Fic F LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Aaron Bailey.
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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 197750092 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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