Montessori on the Lake Too, Lake Forest CA: inspection record

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Past 36 months · checked Nov 6, 2026

Minor findings only

2 minor findings across 3 visits. Latest visit Dec 16, 2025, no findings.

Critical findings0 · Lake Forest median 0

24% of Lake Forest licensed centers have at least one

Serious findings0 · Lake Forest median 0

32% of Lake Forest licensed centers have at least one

What inspectors found

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Jan 31, 2025InspectionMinorAdmission agreement missingCalifornia: Child's Medical Assessments · Type B+ 1 more finding from this visit: child's medical assessmentsCorrection due Feb 14, 2025

“Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, Child 2 did not have a physician's report on file, which poses potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”California CCLD inspector, Jan 31, 2025 report. Quoted verbatim.

2findings in 36 months0verified corrected by California0corrected during the visit2with a plan or deadline only

Everything above is quoted or counted from California CCLD records; nothing is generated. This is not a safety rating.

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License type: Licensed
County: Orange
License number: 300610682
Date issued: Jan 30, 1991
Licensed capacity: 105 children

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Director

Everest, Julie

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Environments for Learning, Inc.

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Nov 6, 2023–Nov 6, 2026 · 36 months

Latest recorded visit

Dec 16, 2025 · Inspection

No findings recorded

3 recorded visits · 2 available findings.

0Critical findings

0Serious findings

2Minor findings

0Severity N/A

Source checked Nov 6, 2026 · Inspection history is not a safety rating.

Visits in the past 12 months

1 visit

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20251 visit · 0 recorded findings

Dec 16, 2025Inspection
No findings recorded

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Dec 5, 2022Inspection
No findings recorded
May 10, 2022Complaint investigation · substantiated
1 finding
Standard 101223(a)(2)
Minor
require children over 2 years old to wear face coverings while inside the facility from 2/25/22 to 3/10/22, as required by the CA Dept. of Public Health Guidance on the use of face coverings on children, and individual mask exemptions did not apply. This poses a potential health and safety and personal rights risk to the children in care.
A correction plan is recorded. No state verification date is shown.
Recorded plan of correction
Per Director, required children to wear masks starting 3/10/22 after Initial inspection was completed. Per CDPH, mask mandate, requiring children ages 2 years and older, to wear face masks, was lifted on 3/11/22 at 11:59 p.m. Masks are no longer required.
Standard 101223(a)(2)
State severity
Type B
Corrected at visit
Not recorded
Correction due
May 11, 2022
Technical assistance
Not recorded
Finding source ID
ca:300610682:2022-05-10:101223(a)(2):1
Visit source ID
ca:300610682:2022-05-10:report
Mar 8, 2022Inspection
2 findings
Sign In and Sign Out
Minor
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction due Mar 9, 2022. No state verification date is shown.
Standard 101229.1(b) · Sign In and Sign Out
State severity
Type B
Corrected at visit
Not recorded
Correction due
Mar 9, 2022
Technical assistance
Not recorded
Finding source ID
ca:300610682:2022-03-08:101229.1(b):1
Visit source ID
ca:300610682:2022-03-08:inspection
Standard 101229.1(b)
Minor
Based on records review, on 03/08/2022, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which 59 out of 76 parents signed in their child/children which poses a potential safety risk to persons in care.
A correction plan is recorded. No state verification date is shown.
Recorded plan of correction
Per director, she will email all the parents regarding the importance of signing in and signing out their child/children daily and will update their contracts which will implement new charges if parents fail to sign in/out. Per director, she will cc LPA on the email by POC due date of 03/09/2022.
Standard 101229.1(b)
State severity
Type B
Corrected at visit
Not recorded
Correction due
Mar 9, 2022
Technical assistance
Not recorded
Finding source ID
ca:300610682:2022-03-08:101229.1(b):2
Visit source ID
ca:300610682:2022-03-08:inspection
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Dec 16, 2025 · Inspection

3 recorded visits · 2 available findings.

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Dec 16, 2025 · Inspection

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