Guidepost Montessori Foothill Ranch
Guidepost Montessori Foothill Ranch is a licensed child care center in Foothill Ranch, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 6 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #840 of 978 centers in Orange County and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in faciilty was not able to provide proof of the facility's water getting tested for lead which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interiview conducted staff, S1 was observed to handle a child in a rough manner. This poses an potential risk to children in care.
Based on interviews conducted with staff, S1 was observed to yell at daycare children. This poses a potential risk to children in care.
Based on observation and interview, staff Princesa Flemings was observed in the Children's House classroom 2 and did not have criminal record clearance. This poses an immediate safety risk to to children in care.
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) 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). Supervision shall include visual observation. 1 Director provided a written LIC 624 stating what the health and safety protocols are and discussed with staff by providing a training on head counts and supervision. Type A cleared today based on records review of the training. There was a training provided to the staff on 06/14/2022 and document obtained that training was condducted. -This regulation was not met as evidence by: the self-reported incident by Director, Krista Bartolome stating that on 06/13/2022 child was observed to be in a classroom alone when located by parent and Staff #2. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. Type A violation cited and civil penalty assessed. 8
Based on observation, and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 5 staff members' Mandated Reporter training certificates were expired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff handled daycare children in a rough manner.
Staff yells at daycare children.
About this center
Common questions
Does Guidepost Montessori Foothill Ranch take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Guidepost Montessori Foothill Ranch had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 1, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Guidepost Montessori Foothill Ranch?
California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Guidepost Montessori Foothill Ranch compare with other daycares in Orange County?
It is tied for #840 of 978 centers in Orange County 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 Guidepost Montessori Foothill Ranch last inspected?
Jul 30, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Guidepost Montessori Foothill Ranch cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Guidepost Montessori Foothill Ranch for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Foothill Ranch, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Guidepost Montessori Foothill Ranch?
The licensee is Guidepost Fic B LLC., and the administrator listed with the state is Dora Rapien.
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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 304371142 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.