Morningstar Montessori
218 5th Street, Lincoln, CA 95648 · Placer County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Feb 4, 2025. Its state inspection history is shown below.
Morningstar Montessori was a licensed child care center in Lincoln, CA, licensed for up to 27 children. Its license closed around February 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 2 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 substantiated, and issued 5 citations, 3 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
3Type A citations
2Type B citations
2Inspections
1 of 3Complaints substantiated
Every state visit
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits
What inspectors cited most
Caregiver conduct2
Other standards1
Training & qualifications1
Records & paperwork1
Citations, newest first
Type AMay 2, 2024Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
interview and surveillance that showed a 1 Director, Serena, stated she would provide training to staff regarding handeling children and personal rights. Serena, agreed to send LPA a copy of the training sign in sheet to clear plan of correction by May 3, 2024. staff member jerked a standing child by the arm and the child's knees buckled to the cot for nap time which is an immediate health and safety risk to the children.
Plan of correction due May 3, 2024
Type AAug 29, 2023InspectionOther standards
Activities and napping §101230(c)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there were 3 awake preschool children and 13 napping preschool children being supervised by the director at the time that LPA Lea Habtom arrived which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 30, 2023
Type BAug 29, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a mandated reporter training was expired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 29, 2023
Type AJan 18, 2022Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Personal Rights: The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature...This requirement is not met as LIcensee shall conduct a staff training on children's personal rights. To correct the deficiency, licensee shall submit a summary of the training as well as employee signatures of who attended the training. Proof of correction can be mailed to the office or emailed to LPA @amanda.blesi@dss.ca.gov. evidenced: Evidence gathered revealed staff #1 grabbed a child by the arm and yanked the child to the ground by pulling on the child’s arm in a rough and aggressive manner. 8
Plan of correction due Jan 19, 2022
Type BJan 18, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(b)
the director had moved out of state for a period longer than 30 days. The department was notified of this change.
Plan of correction due Feb 1, 2022
Complaint investigations
Not substantiatedMay 2, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Mar 15, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedJan 18, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Dec 7, 2021
Substantiated allegations:
Personal Rights - Staff member handled daycare child in a rough manner
Other - Facility staff have not been following the proper protocol for COVID-19
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedJan 18, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Dec 7, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
About this center
Licensed capacity27 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceOct 9, 2013
ClosedFeb 4, 2025
LicenseeBrittany Perkins
Last administratorBrittany Perkins
State facility #313617640
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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 313617640 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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