A Place to Grow Montessori
A Place to Grow Montessori is a licensed child care center in Visalia, CA, licensed for up to 146 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #37 of 38 centers in Visalia and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on LPA observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed children using the restroom without supervision on three separate occasions during the facility inspection. LPA also observed a child eating at a table unsupervised while teachers were with other children in another area of the classroom. Based on these observations, this poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on staff record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed that Lead Teacher of the Toddler Component and Facility Director were missing 3 units in the infant/toddler category which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
observation. LPA Marquez observed a wooden gate with a broken/loose latch. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights to children in care.
Based on a record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Three of the thirteen staff files are missing the required Mandated Reporter Training (MRT) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Director self reported an incident on 12/15/2022 of a child exiting the playground through a gate and walked onto the front facility parking lot unsupervised. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care. 8 IN CHILD CARE CENTERS. Director is to submit a signed staff roster as evidence that ALL staff have reviewed the CCL video by 1/13/2023. An immediate $500 Zero Tolerance penalty is being assessed today.
Complaint investigations
Facility fence is in disrepair.
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About this center
Common questions
Does A Place to Grow Montessori take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has A Place to Grow Montessori had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 30, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about A Place to Grow Montessori?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does A Place to Grow Montessori compare with other daycares in Visalia?
It is #37 of 38 centers in Visalia by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was A Place to Grow Montessori last inspected?
Oct 30, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does A Place to Grow Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask A Place to Grow Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Tulare County, which includes Visalia, was $750 a month for preschoolers (about $950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs A Place to Grow Montessori?
The licensee is A Place To Grow Montessori, LLC., and the administrator listed with the state is Vedenoff,blair/Clancy,nina.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 543808649 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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