The Beginning Montessori Academy
The Beginning Montessori Academy is a licensed child care center in Baldwin Park, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #14 of 22 centers in Baldwin Park and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review), Staff #1 is missing proof of Child Abuse Madated Training. Licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does The Beginning Montessori Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Beginning Montessori Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does The Beginning Montessori Academy compare with other daycares in Baldwin Park?
It is tied for #14 of 22 centers in Baldwin Park by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Beginning Montessori Academy last inspected?
Feb 13, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Beginning Montessori Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Beginning Montessori Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Baldwin Park, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Beginning Montessori Academy?
The licensee is Montessori Association Of Covina, and the administrator listed with the state is Alexis Godinez.
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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 192006247 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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