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Quail Hollow Montessori · 187 Laurel Drive, Preschool, Felton

187 Laurel Drive, Felton, CA 95018 · Santa Cruz County
Closed Child care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jan 30, 2025. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Quail Hollow Montessori was a licensed child care center in Felton, CA, licensed for up to 42 children. Its license closed around January 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it twice, investigated 2 complaints (1 substantiated) and issued 8 citations, 2 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

2 Type A citations
6 Type B citations
2 Inspections
1 of 2 Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Oct 29, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Sep 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Aug 7, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Jun 9, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Nov 8, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 8, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 4
Supervision 1
Records & paperwork 1
Health & medication 1
Background checks 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Sep 12, 2024 Complaint investigation Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Owner has agreed to submit the written statement about what process will be put in place to fix the disrepair in the facility and to avoid the future clogs in toilets and sinks by
Plan of correction due Sep 19, 2024
Type A Aug 7, 2023 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
The Licensee has conducted staff meetings with staff to highlight priorities, including importance of constant visual observation. Written attestations from day of incident for staff present have been submitted. The Licensee did not ensure that children were visually supervised at all times, as on 7/18/2023 a child was left outside unattended, which is an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 The facility is now using a new process during transitions, including two staff members counting children in attendance, and confirming children on a daily roster. -Civil penalty assessed-
Plan of correction due Aug 8, 2023
Type B Jun 9, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety
Disaster and emergency plan §101174(d)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in as the last disaster drill was conducted 10/29/2021, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 16, 2023
Type B Jun 9, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as water lead testing has not been conducted at the facility, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 23, 2023
Type B Jun 9, 2023 Inspection Records & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for one out of five children files reviewed, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 16, 2023
Type B Jun 9, 2023 Inspection Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(A)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for child in care with EpiPen without label directions prescribed by the child's physician, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 21, 2023
Type A Nov 8, 2021 Case management visit (deficiencies) Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
Criminal Record Clearance. All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department. This requirement is not met due to LPA observed during file 1 LPA spoke to Melinda Gillan via phone call who acknowledged requirement and stated proof of emails to Guardian regarding staff #1 livescan clearance will be submitted to LPA by
Plan of correction due Nov 9, 2021
Type B Nov 8, 2021 Case management visit (deficiencies) Building & playground safety
Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(a)(1)
Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies. The licensee shall maintain the temperature in rooms that children occupy between a minimum of 68 degrees F (20 degrees C) and a maximum of 85 degrees F (30 degrees C). This requirement is not met due to LPA observed the facility's thermostat temperature at 64 degrees 1 Staff acknowledge requirement and stated thermostat was reset and proof will be submitted to LPA by
Plan of correction due Nov 9, 2021

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Sep 12, 2024 Complaint investigation received Jul 16, 2024
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Nov 8, 2021 Complaint investigation received Sep 15, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity 42 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Closed
Licensed since Sep 8, 2009
Closed Jan 30, 2025
Licensee Kinspiration,inc.
Last administrator Cheryl McGowen
State facility # 444408893

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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 444408893 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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