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Heritage Montessori School

934 HERITAGE DRIVE, RIDGECREST, CA 93555Childery Rating: 4/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    4 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    4 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a 55% violation rate and a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes California's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. California caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:6, and preschool ratios at 1:12. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Annual training isn't required by the state. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.

Quality Recognitions & Accreditations

Accreditations
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
  • National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
  • National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
  • National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited

Facility Info

Facility type
Child Care Center
Age groups served
Not Available
Licensed capacity
90
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Infants1:4Not Regulated
Toddlers1:612
Preschool1:12Not Regulated

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
High School Diploma

Inspection History

4 Inspection Visits Since 2024 · 5 Findings
Most recent: Sep 18, 2025⤓ Download Inspection History Report (PDF)
5 Important

Across 4 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (2), Building & Premises Safety (1), and Children's Records & Files (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.

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  1. Sep 18, 20252 Findings2 Important
    • The Licensee Shall Ensure That Each Child Is Accorded the Following Personal Rights: (3) To Be Free From Corporal or Unusual Punishment, Infliction of Pain, Humiliation,…CCR 101223(a)(3)

      (POC) due date, may result in a civil penalty assessment.

    • Buildings and Grounds (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…CCR 101238(a)

      Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not having exit door work properly which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 10/01/2025

  2. Aug 1, 20251 Finding1 Important
    • The Licensee Shall Ensure That Each Child Is Accorded the Following Personal Rights: (3) To Be Free From Corporal or Unusual Punishment, Infliction of Pain, Humiliation,…CCR 101223(a)(3)

      (POC) due date, may result in a civil penalty assessment.

  3. Apr 22, 20251 Finding1 Important
    • Except as Specified in (3) BelowCCR 101216(g)(1)

      Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening,...test for tuberculosis,...performed by..physician not more than one year prior to…

  4. May 1, 20241 Finding1 Important
    • Plan of Operation: (C) The Child Care Center Shall Operate in Accordance with the Terms Specified in the Plan of Operation. The Requirement Is Not Met as Evidence By: The Licensee…CCR 101173(c)

      (POC) due date, may result in a civil penalty assessment.

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