The Beginning Montessori Children's House
The Beginning Montessori Children's House is a licensed child care center in West Hills, CA, licensed for up to 108 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 4 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, none of them Type A, most often for building & playground safety (2 of 6). None of them came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Licensee shall provide proof of receipt for pest control spray conducted in September to LPA by date listed. Director and staff statements stating the facility had a rodent. This poses an potential health and safety risk to children in care.
(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. 1 Director has a plumber working at the facility. Per plumber, water should be working tomorrow. Director will notify parents that the facility does not currently have working water. Based on Director's disclosure that the facility does not currently have working water. This poses an potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Director stated they do not completed the required lead testing. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not completing the mandated reporter training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above not having immunization records for present staff in file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care
The director agreed to make changes to their admission agreement which will reflect such payor and payment distinctions and provide a copy to LPA by POC day. The admission agreement signed by the parents and school did not clearly reflect and include who the payors are with clear distinction on who is paying which may include government subsidy. The director will read and review the state requirements as it relates to admission agreements and make sure all required components are included and will send LPA a statement of understanding of regulations by POC day.
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Complaint investigations
Staff did not keep facility free of vermin.
Staff did not ensure that facility has running water for children in care.
Staff did not follow admission agreement
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About this center
Common questions
Does The Beginning Montessori Children's House take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Beginning Montessori Children's House had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about The Beginning Montessori Children's House?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was The Beginning Montessori Children's House last inspected?
May 2, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does The Beginning Montessori Children's House cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Beginning Montessori Children's House for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes West Hills, 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 Children's House?
The licensee is Sunethra Mallika Ipalawatte, and the administrator listed with the state is Ipalawatte.
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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 197417644 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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