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Back Bay Montessori

398 University Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 · Orange County (949) 548-3771 License #304270541
9
inspections on file
1
recorded violations
0
health & safety class
Sep 1, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division
Inspection history for Back Bay Montessori
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Sep 1, 2026Case Management: IncidentNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Jul 16, 2026POCNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Jul 16, 2026ComplaintUnsubstantiated0Official report · PDF
Apr 17, 2026InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Apr 17, 2026Case Management: Deficiencies1 Type B deficiency cited1Official report · PDF
Apr 17, 2026ComplaintSubstantiated: Staff handles children in a rough manner; Staff forces children to take naps0Official report · PDF
Jan 7, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Nov 15, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Dec 2, 2021InspectionNo 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.

Apr 17, 2026Case Management: Deficiencies · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
StandardState weight: Type B
CCR 101229(a)(1) — (a)(1) Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision...No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any…

“Based on staff interviews and LPA observation, S2 admitted to not knowing C1 was in the outdoor playground alone. S2 & S5 witnessed C1 alone in the outdoor playground. This poses a potential risk to the safety of the children in care.”

Corrective action plan due May 15, 2026

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