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Sterling Montessori (Ps)

821 Sterling Parkway Ste 2, Lincoln, CA 95648 · Placer County (916) 434-7000 License #313622397
43
inspections on file
25
recorded violations
14
health & safety class
Jul 23, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division
Inspection history for Sterling Montessori (Ps)
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Jul 23, 2026Case Management: Legal/Non-compliance2 Type B deficiencies cited2Official report · PDF
Jun 16, 2026Case Management: Deficiencies1 Type A deficiency cited1Official report · PDF
Apr 7, 2026Case Management: Legal/Non-compliance2 Type B deficiencies cited2Official report · PDF
Mar 24, 2026POCNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Mar 5, 2026POCNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Feb 26, 2026POCNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Feb 13, 2026POC1 Type B deficiency cited1Official report · PDF
Feb 13, 2026Case Management: IncidentNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Jan 8, 2026Case Management: Legal/Non-compliance1 Type A · 2 Type B deficiencies cited3Official report · PDF
Aug 20, 2025POCNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Aug 8, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Jul 22, 2025ComplaintSubstantiated: Facility did not provide parents with licensing reports documenting Type A deficiencies · 1 deficiency cited1Official report · PDF
May 29, 2025POCNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
May 28, 2025POCNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
May 22, 2025POCNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
May 9, 2025POC1 Type B deficiency cited1Official report · PDF
Apr 25, 2025ComplaintUnsubstantiated0Official report · PDF
Apr 25, 2025ComplaintSubstantiated: Kitchen area is not kept free of litter, rubbish, and rodents · 1 deficiency cited1Official report · PDF
Apr 25, 2025Case Management: Deficiencies1 Type A deficiency cited1Official report · PDF
Feb 25, 2025POCNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Feb 12, 2025ComplaintSubstantiated: Unqualified staff are supervising children · 1 deficiency cited1Official report · PDF
Jan 29, 2025POCNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Jan 17, 2025ComplaintUnsubstantiated0Official report · PDF
Jan 17, 2025Case Management: Deficiencies2 Type A deficiencies cited2Official report · PDF
Sep 25, 2024OfficeNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Sep 17, 2024POCNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Sep 5, 2024POCNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Aug 29, 2024POCNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Aug 29, 2024Case Management: Deficiencies2 Type A deficiencies cited2Official report · PDF
Aug 20, 2024POCNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Aug 20, 2024InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Jul 11, 2024ComplaintUnsubstantiated0Official report · PDF
Jul 11, 2024Case Management: Deficiencies1 Type A deficiency cited1Official report · PDF
May 2, 2024Case Management: Deficiencies2 Type A deficiencies cited2Official report · PDF
Apr 11, 2024POCNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Apr 11, 2024InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Apr 3, 2024ComplaintSubstantiated: Unqualified staff providing care and supervision; Staff left daycare children unattended · 1 deficiency cited1Official report · PDF
Apr 3, 2024Case Management: IncidentNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Apr 3, 2024Case Management: Deficiencies1 Type A deficiency cited1Official report · PDF
Jun 22, 2023POCNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Dec 20, 2022ComplaintUnsubstantiated · 1 deficiency cited1Official report · PDF
Oct 18, 2022Case Management: Deficiencies1 Type B deficiency cited1Official report · PDF
Mar 15, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division
How to read violations

Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Jul 23, 2026Case Management: Legal/Non-compliance · 2 deficiencies citedOfficial report
StandardState weight: Type B
HSC 1596.8595(d)(3) — A...facility shall provide to the parents...copies of any licensing document pertaining to a conference conducted by a local licensing…

“Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by due to of reviewed children's records missing signed parent acknowledgement of receiving licensing reports pertaining to a 9/12/2025 noncompliance conference. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

Corrective action plan due Aug 7, 2026
StandardState weight: Type B
CCR 1596.8595(c)(2) — Upon enrollment of a new child in a facility, the licensee shall provide to the parents...copies of any licensing report...during the prior…

“Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to records of children enrolled within the last months missing signed parent acknowledgement of receiving licensing reports documenting Type A citations from the months prior to enrollment. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

Corrective action plan due Jul 31, 2026
Jun 16, 2026Case Management: Deficiencies · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
Health & safetyState weight: Type A
CCR 101161(a) — (a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation.

“Based on observation, interview, and record review, LPA determined that school age children were combined with preschool children during a staff member's ten minute break. This posed an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

Corrective action plan due Jun 17, 2026
Apr 7, 2026Case Management: Legal/Non-compliance · 2 deficiencies citedOfficial report
StandardState weight: Type B
HSC 1596.8595(d)(3) — A...facility shall provide to the parents...copies of any licensing document pertaining to a conference conducted by a local licensing…

“Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to children's records missing signed parent acknowledgement of receiving licensing reports pertaining to a 9/12/2025 noncompliance conference. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

Corrective action plan due May 1, 2026
StandardState weight: Type B
HSC 1596.8595(c)(2) — Upon enrollment of a new child in a facility, the licensee shall provide to the parents...copies of any licensing report...during the prior…

“Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to records of children enrolled within the last months missing signed parent acknowledgement of receiving licensing reports documenting Type A citations from the months prior to enrollment. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

Corrective action plan due May 1, 2026
Feb 13, 2026POC · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
StandardState weight: Type B
HSC 1596.803(e) — (e) The failure of an applicant for licensure or a licensee to pay all applicable and accrued fees and civil penalties shall constitute…

“Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by carrying a balance of $1,936.00 of unpaid annual fees. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

Corrective action plan due Mar 13, 2026
Jan 8, 2026Case Management: Legal/Non-compliance · 3 deficiencies citedOfficial report
Health & safetyState weight: Type A
CCR 101238(g)(1) — (g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored…

“Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to Ortho insect killer poison being stored in the staff bathroom that did not feature a key or combination lock. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

Corrective action plan due Jan 9, 2026
StandardState weight: Type B
CCR 101215.1(g) — A licensee who is responsible for two or more centers may serve as the child care center director of one of the centers...or may serve as…

“Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to the director of the facility serving as director at a second center, without a separate qualified director being employed individually for the second center. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

Corrective action plan due Feb 6, 2026
StandardState weight: Type B
HSC 1596.8595(d)(3) — A licensed child day care facility shall provide to the parents or legal guardians of each child receiving services in the facility copies…

“Based on record review, out of children's files reviewed were missing signed acknowledgments that licensing documents pertaining to a non-compliance conference on 9/12/2025 was provided to parents. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care”

Corrective action plan due Feb 6, 2026
Jul 22, 2025Complaint · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
StandardState weight: Type B
HSC 1596.8595(c)(2) — Upon enrollment of a new child in a facility, the licensee shall provide to the parents...copies of any licensing report...during the prior…

“based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by stating that they have not provided these reports as they were only aware of a day requirement. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

Corrective action plan due Aug 22, 2025
May 9, 2025POC · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
StandardState weight: Type B
HSC 1596.817(b)(1) — (b)(1) The notice posted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall remain posted for consecutive days....

“Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by removing a previously posted notice for a 4/25/2025 visit in which a Type A citation was issued. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

Corrective action plan due May 30, 2025
Apr 25, 2025Complaint · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
Health & safetyState weight: Type A
CCR 101238(a) — (a)The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors.

“Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to the presence of rodents in the facility, including droppings and a deceased rodent. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

Corrective action plan due Apr 28, 2025
Apr 25, 2025Case Management: Deficiencies · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
Health & safetyState weight: Type A
CCR 101216.3(b) — The licensee may use teacher aides in a teacher-child ratio of one teacher and one aide for every children in attendance.

“Based on observation and interview, LPA determined that, upon his arrival, one qualified teacher and two aides were supervising children on the outdoor play yard. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care”

Corrective action plan due Apr 28, 2025
Feb 12, 2025Complaint · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
Health & safetyState weight: Type A
CCR 101216.2(e) — An aide shall work only under the direct supervision of a teacher.

“Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to an aide being left alone providing care to children without the direct supervision of a teacher. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

Corrective action plan due Feb 13, 2025
Jan 17, 2025Case Management: Deficiencies · 2 deficiencies citedOfficial report
Health & safetyState weight: Type A
CCR 101216.2(e) — An aide shall work only under the direct supervision of a teacher.

“Based on observation, interview, and record review, LPA determined that, on 11/1/2024, two aides were left alone supervising children on the outdoor play yard without the presence of a teacher. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

Corrective action plan due Jan 21, 2025
Health & safetyState weight: Type A
CCR 101216.3(b) — The licensee may use teacher aides in a teacher-child ratio of one teacher and one aide for every children in attendance.

“Based on observation, interview, and record review, LPA determined that there was a ten minute period during the visit during which children were supervised by qualified teacher and aide. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

Corrective action plan due Jan 21, 2025
Aug 29, 2024Case Management: Deficiencies · 2 deficiencies citedOfficial report
Health & safetyState weight: Type A
CCR 1596.871(c)(1)(A) — Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal…

“Based on observation, interview, and record review, LPA determined that a cook (S1) working at the facility did not have a valid criminal background clearance to work in a child care center. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

Corrective action plan due Aug 30, 2024
Health & safetyState weight: Type A
CCR 101216.2(e) — An aide shall work only under the direct supervision of a teacher.

“Based on observation, interview, and record review, LPA determined that, from approximately 10:50am to 10:58am and then from 11:10am to 11:20am, two aides were providing care to children without being under the direct supervision of a qualified teacher. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

Corrective action plan due Aug 30, 2024
Jul 11, 2024Case Management: Deficiencies · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
Health & safetyState weight: Type A
CCR 101216.2(e) — An aide shall work only under the direct supervision of a teacher.

“Through observation, interview, and record review, LPA determined that, from 8:05am to approximately 8:20am on 7/11/24, two aides were providing supervision to children while being the only two staff members present at the facility. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

Corrective action plan due Jul 12, 2024
May 2, 2024Case Management: Deficiencies · 2 deficiencies citedOfficial report
Health & safetyState weight: Type A
CCR 101216.3(a) — Teacher-Child Ratio: (a)There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than children in attendance.

“teacher in the playground supervising children which poses an immediate health & safety risk to this children in care.”

Corrective action plan due May 3, 2024
Health & safetyState weight: Type A
CCR 101161(a) — Limitations on Capacity:

“a month old enrolled in a preschool [name withheld] with no toddler option which poses an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care.”

Corrective action plan due May 3, 2024
Apr 3, 2024Complaint · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
Health & safetyState weight: Type A
CCR 101229(a)(1) — Responbility for Providing Care and Supervision:

“Interviews conducted and LPAs observation that school age children were left with no staff supervision which posses an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care.”

Corrective action plan due Apr 4, 2024
Apr 3, 2024Case Management: Deficiencies · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
Health & safetyState weight: Type A
CCR 101170(e)(1) — Criminal Record Clearance:

“a staff, Julia Versace, who is a preschool teacher was providing care with no fingerprint clearance which posses an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care.”

Corrective action plan due Apr 4, 2024
Dec 20, 2022Complaint · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
StandardState weight: Type B
CCR 101238(a) — BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS:

“LPA observed the back fence falling down and there was insufficient bark on the playground resulting in the black netting underneath being exposed which may cause a tripping hazard to children in care.”

Corrective action plan due Jan 20, 2023
Oct 18, 2022Case Management: Deficiencies · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
StandardState weight: Type B
CCR 101239(e)(4) — Fixtures and Furniture:

“LPA observed a toilet missing the cover on the water tank. This poses a potential heatlh and safety risk to children in care.”

Corrective action plan due Nov 18, 2022

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