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Children's Montessori Center · Child Care Center, Alhambra

19 N Hidalgo Ave, Alhambra, CA 91801 · Los Angeles County
3 Type A citations in last 12 months 1 substantiated complaint Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Children's Montessori Center is a licensed child care center in Alhambra, CA, licensed for up to 106 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious). All 5 came in the last 12 months, including 3 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough history California has inspected this center once since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
3 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
1 Inspections
1 of 1 Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 10 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 5 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 3, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Apr 13, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 13, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 11, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Mar 3, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Feb 20, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 20, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 13, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 5, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 5, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 28, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct 1
Food & feeding 1
Building & playground safety 1
Staff ratios 1
Background checks 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Mar 11, 2026 Case management visit (incident) Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above Child #1 was given Child #2's brest milk which poses an immidiate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Personal Rights and provide LPA Perry with meeting agenda, along with staff signatures of those attended by POC date to LPA Perry.
Plan of correction due Mar 12, 2026
Type B Mar 11, 2026 Case management visit (incident) Food & feeding
Infant food service §101427(j)
(j) Bottles, dishes and containers of food brought by the infant's authorized representative shall be labeled with the infant's name and the current date. This was not evidanced by: 1 The facility director will submit a declaration on ensuring that all bottles and breast milk containers brought from home are clearly labeled with the child’s name and date prior to being stored or served to the child, in accordance with Title 22 regulations. The facility director will review LPA Perry did not observe infant bottles to be labed and dated during inspection as well as during the investigation it was setermined that bottles of child #1 and Child #2 were not dated, which poses a poential danger to the children in care. 8 proper labeling, and storage procedures with all infant classroom staff to ensure staff verify that bottles are labeled before placing them in the refrigerator and prior to feeding a child. Director will have staff read and sign off on Title 22 regulation on Infant Care and Food Service. Staff will also be reminded to check labels before providing any bottle to a child.…
Plan of correction due Mar 20, 2026
Type B Mar 3, 2026 Inspection Building & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above facility has not gotten tested for lead which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 3, 2026
Type A Feb 20, 2026 Complaint investigation Staff ratios
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5(b)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff discloures, S#4, S#5 S#6 and S# 7, stating that they have been over ratio on 2 seperate occasions in the month of January 2026, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 23, 2026
Type A Feb 5, 2026 Case management visit (deficiencies) Background checks
Criminal record clearance §1596.871(C)(1)(a)
(A) Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State 1 Per owner S#1 and S#2 leave the facility immediately and reminded the Director that staff must have criminal record clearance in order to return. Once criminal record has been cleared, Director will send proof to LPA via email. Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above S#1 and S#2 did not have criminal record clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Feb 6, 2026

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Complaint investigations

Substantiated Feb 20, 2026 Complaint investigation received Jan 30, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
Ratio-Staff are operating out of ratio
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 106 children
License type Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Apr 30, 2025
Licensee Children's Montessori Cente LLC.
Administrator Sheela Deraniyagala
Phone (310) 525-0924
State facility # 198021636
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Common questions

Has Children's Montessori Center had any serious violations?

California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 11, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Children's Montessori Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

When was Children's Montessori Center last inspected?

Mar 3, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Children's Montessori Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Montessori Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Alhambra, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today), $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) and $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Children's Montessori Center?

The licensee is Children's Montessori Cente LLC., and the administrator listed with the state is Sheela Deraniyagala.

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 198021636 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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