Bridge Montessori Preschool · Infant Center, Pasadena
Bridge Montessori Preschool is a licensed child care center in Pasadena, CA, licensed for up to 76 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 5). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #67 of 69 centers in Pasadena and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers.
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(b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. This requirement was not met evidenced by: Per director, class sizes were reduced, extra teachers were provided for support during breaks, transitions, and one on ones. Re-training was provided for all staff, disciplanary actions were also taken towards staff. Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, one staff was stepping away from children and co-teacher leaving co-teacher out of ratio, which poses a risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Ratio issues were corrected by MAY. Training sing in sheets, agendas, and reports were all provided to LPA S Li.
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met evidenced by: 1 Per director, re-directing, modeling, and coaching the teacher through out the school day was implemented. Resources and training was provided consistently. Disciplinary action was taken towards employee. Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, one staff was reported to speak harshly to older infants, which poses a risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Employee is no longer working at facility. Disciplinary reports and training agendas were provided to LPA S Li.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one child's epi-pen stored in classroom is not in it's original box with prescription label, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two changing pads were covered with fabric pillow cases preventing padding to be properly disinfected after each use, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one teacher did not have proof of tdap and mmr immunizations, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff are operating out of ratio.
Staff yelled at the daycare children.
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Common questions
Does Bridge Montessori Preschool take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Bridge Montessori Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 30, 2025, for health-related services. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Bridge Montessori Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Bridge Montessori Preschool compare with other daycares in Pasadena?
It is #67 of 69 centers in Pasadena by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bridge Montessori Preschool last inspected?
Jul 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Bridge Montessori Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bridge Montessori Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Pasadena, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bridge Montessori Preschool?
The licensee is Bridge Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Cynthia Davila.
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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 198021230 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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