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Home › CA › Lincoln › Sterling & Bambini Montessori
801 STERLING PARKWAY, STE 120, Lincoln CA 95648 · License #313624805 · Center · Single Licensed Child Care Center
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101238(a) · 101238(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.
Director stated that they will throw away the plastic playhouse due to the open hole and spider, and will pressure wash \ the jungle gym to remove the spider and its webbing. Director can send pictures of completed removal and cleaning of jungle gym to LPA Gallo by the POC due date. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to a delay to remove wasps from an outdoor playhouse after first being observed by staff, and spiders fitting the characteristics of the Black Widow species living in said playhouse and underside of the plastic jungle gym. This poses/posed an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
101223(a)(2) · 101223(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs.
Director stated they will review procedure that all staff, teachers, aides, and directors will follow once a potential hazard is observed on site. Director will send copy of procedure to LPA Gallo by the POC due date. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to a delay to remove wasps from an outdoor playhouse after first being observed by staff, leading to a child sustaining a suspected sting. This posed an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Disposition: Substantiated
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Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
101416.5(b)(1) · *A) 101416.5(b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. (1) An aide may be substituted for a teacher when all of the following conditions are met: (A) There is a fully qualified teacher directly supervising no more than 12 infants Licensee Sarmiento stated they will reschedule staff schedules so that ratio is always mainatained. LPA will conduct a return visit to ensure compliance.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the case of 8 infants being provided care by one qualified teacher with less than 12 units and 1 aide. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care Mai Lor NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM MANAGER: Matthew Gallo NAME OF LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST: LICENSING PROGRAM ANALYST SIGNATURE: DATE: 03/05/2026 I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my appeal rights as explained and received.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
101429(a)(2)(C) · 3 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants (C) Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following: 3. Time of each 15-minute check
Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to staff not keeping documented 15 minute sleep checks of napping infants. This poses a potential potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 08/22/2025
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
101427(j) · Infant Care Food Service (j) Bottles, dishes and containers of food brought by the infant's authorized representative shall be labeled with the infant's name and the current date.
Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the case of two children's food brought from home not being labeled, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 08/22/2025
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
101438.3(b) · Indoor Activity Space For Infants (b) Indoor activity space for infants shall be physically separate from space used by children in the child care center and school-age child care center components.
Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to toddlers and infants comingling in the infant classroom, and the gate acting as a physical barrier between the two classrooms being broken. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 08/11/2025
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
101229(a)(1) · (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation.
Director Sarmiento refused to develop a
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
101216.2(e) · 101216.2(e) An aide shall work only under the direct supervision of a teacher.
Director Sarmiento will provide LPA Gallo with a staff schedule for the next week showing that a qualified teacher will always be present in the morning to accept children. LPA will conduct return visit to ensure compliance. Based on interview and record review, LPA determined that on 5/22/2025, an aide was supervising infants alone at the facility from at least 6:52am to 7:00am, which posed an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
101805(b)(1) · (1) A child younger than 18 months of age shall not be moved into the toddler component. A child who is 18 months of age or older shall not be required to be placed in the toddler component.
Director stated the deficiency today was due to a teacher calling out sick. Director will provide a written contingency plan for handling sick teachers to LPA Gallo by the POC due. Director stated that they understand children under 18 months cannot be moved to the toddler component. Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to a 15 month old child being placed in the toddler component, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Mai Lor
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
101216.2(e) · 101216.2(e) An aide shall work only under the direct supervision of a teacher.
Licensee will restructure schedules to ensure that required teacher qualifications are maintained and will provide schedule to LPA. LPA will conduct return visit to ensure compliance. Based on observation, interview, and record review, LPA determined that there was a 10 minute period during today's visit in which an aide was left alone with 5 toddlers while the teacher went on break. This poses and immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Mai Lor
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
101216.2(e) · 101216.2(e) An aide shall work only under the direct supervision of a teacher.
Director will provide staff schedule for the rest of the week by the POC due date. LPA will make a return visit to ensure compliance. Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to incidents in which two different aides were left alone providing care to children. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. Request Denied
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
101416.5(b) · 101416.5(b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance.
Director will provide staff schedule for the rest of the week by the POC due date. LPA will make a return visit to ensure compliance. Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to separate incidents in which two different aides were left alone with children without the presence of a qualified teacher. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.