Beth Montessori
Beth Montessori is a licensed child care center in La Jolla, CA, licensed for up to 108 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #12 of 15 centers in La Jolla and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers.
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... 1 Director corrected the deficiency by posting signs that affected sinks are not to be use for drinking or food prep. Facility is undergoing flushing procedure to have sinks retested. Children bring water bottles from home and they are refilled from purified drinking water dispenser in the teacher lounge. Based upon documents received via e-mail from Director, four out of 12 outlets tested for a lead exceedance which is a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on Record Review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in that Staff #4 and 5 did not have proof of immuity to Meales on file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review and interview with Director Lina Wolf, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in that there were several children in each classroom who had been signed in by staff when the person bringing the child to the facility did not. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Beth Montessori take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Beth Montessori had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Beth Montessori compare with other daycares in La Jolla?
It is tied for #12 of 15 centers in La Jolla by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Beth Montessori last inspected?
Sep 9, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Beth Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Beth Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes La Jolla, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Beth Montessori?
The licensee is Beth Montessori, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Lina Wolf.
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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 376700496 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.