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Children's House Montessori School · Tulare

2117 E. Sunset Ave., Tulare, CA 93274 · Tulare County
Child care center (preschool)

Children's House Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Tulare, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 6 citations, none of them Type A, most often for training & qualifications (2 of 6). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #9 of 13 centers in Tulare and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #9 of 13 centers in Tulare
0 Type A citations
6 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
6 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 24, 2024

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Oct 24, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Dec 6, 2022 · Inspection · citation found Nov 16, 2021 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 2
Sleep safety 1
Other standards 1
Records & paperwork 1
Staff ratios 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Oct 24, 2024 Inspection Sleep safety
Napping equipment §101239.1(b)(5)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.Physical Plant - Type B: 101239.1(b)(5) - During todays facility inspection Licensing Program Analyst LPA Behatriz Gonzalez observed that many of the sleeping mats had exposed foam. LPA discused with acting director the consern of sanitary issues.
Plan of correction due Nov 14, 2024
Type B Dec 6, 2022 Inspection Other standards
Activities and napping §101230(c)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. There was only one teacher supervising 28 napping children which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 23, 2022
Type B Dec 6, 2022 Inspection Records & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(b)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. There were four children who were not signed in today which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 23, 2022
Type B Dec 6, 2022 Inspection Staff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(b)(1)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. There was one teacher and one assistant supervising 28 children in attendance which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 23, 2022
Type B Nov 16, 2021 Inspection Training & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(c)(1)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Acting Director had Staff #1 providing care and supervision to children as a fully qualified teacher without twelve postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education or child development completed, with passing grades, at an accredited or approved college or university which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 16, 2021
Type B Nov 16, 2021 Inspection Training & qualifications
Infant care teacher qualifications §101416.2(b)(1)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Assistant Directore had Staff #2 providing care and supervision to infants as a fully qualified infant teacher who has not completed three postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units related to the care of infants, at an accredited or approved college or university which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 16, 2021

About this center

Licensed capacity 45 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Nov 13, 2001
Licensee G & B Partners INC.
Administrator Barbara Yentes
Phone (559) 358-1118
State facility # 543801822
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Common questions

Does Children's House Montessori School take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Children's House Montessori School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Children's House Montessori School compare with other daycares in Tulare?

It is tied for #9 of 13 centers in Tulare by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Children's House Montessori School last inspected?

Oct 24, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Children's House Montessori School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's House Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Tulare County, which includes Tulare, was $750 a month for preschoolers (about $950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Children's House Montessori School?

The licensee is G & B Partners INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Barbara Yentes.

Licensed centers nearby

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 543801822 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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