Montessori School of San Clemente, LLC · Preschool, San Clemente
Montessori School of San Clemente, LLC was a licensed child care center in San Clemente, CA, licensed for up to 168 children. Its license closed around June 2024. Since February 2021, the state inspected it once, investigated 4 complaints (2 substantiated) and issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
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four interviews which showed facility had been out of ratio more than once, in June 2023. 1 New proposed director has implemented; 15 minute walkie talkie cheks so as to keep track of numbers, have hired extra staff members, has a written daily schedule for breakers and floaters, also have developed substitute list to call in. This is a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care. 8 New proposed director provided plan of correction during visit as she has implemented plan upon her taking Director's position
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... Supervision shall include visual observation. 1 New Proposed Director, Lyndy Moore has conducted a 1 on 1 direct supervision training with primary staff and new hires. Name to face checks need to be in teacher's presence at all times. The former director was replaced as of 05/22/23. Based on staff interviews and statements, it was revealed that Child (C1) was left unattended without supervision in Director's office while director was in lobby. And on 041323 children were unescorted through hallway. No supervision was provided. This poses an immediatel health and safety and personal rights risk to children in care 8 Copy of signed roster for direct supervision training and information given to LPA by plan of correction.
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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 304371165 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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