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Children's Montessori School · Preschool, Rancho Cucamonga

8736 Baker Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 · San Bernardino County
Child care center (preschool)

Children's Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, licensed for up to 34 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #22 of 35 centers in Rancho Cucamonga and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 70% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #22 of 35 centers in Rancho Cucamonga
0 Type A citations
4 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 24, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Apr 24, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Apr 25, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Jun 22, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Feb 2, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 3
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Apr 24, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed in places in the classrooms paint and the wall structure peeling off on the sides of the wall (corners), crown molding on one of the stairs leading to the two year old classroom broken and lifted (potential tripping hazard), wall leading to the bathroom paint and structure peeling from the side of the wall.
Plan of correction due May 8, 2025
Type B Apr 24, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Pool Safety §1596.814(b)(3)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed all pool requirements were not met. LPA observed the life ring, the pole with the body hook and the observation log were not available or visable during the inspection.
Plan of correction due May 8, 2025
Type B Apr 25, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed dirty chairs used in the book area, dirty blinds where the changing table is and accessible to the children, mats used for circle time are dirty, and a cabinet with all the diapering items, one of the doors is broken.
Plan of correction due May 3, 2024
Type B Apr 25, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed two staff members with expired certificates
Plan of correction due May 3, 2024

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Feb 2, 2023 Complaint investigation received Jan 11, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 34 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Oct 3, 2019
Licensee DBA Children's Montressori School
Administrator Ishika Abeyratne
Phone (949) 383-8381
State facility # 364845633
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Common questions

Does Children's Montessori School take infants?

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

Has Children's Montessori School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Children's Montessori School?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Children's Montessori School compare with other daycares in Rancho Cucamonga?

It is tied for #22 of 35 centers in Rancho Cucamonga by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Children's Montessori School last inspected?

Apr 24, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Children's Montessori School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Bernardino County, which includes Rancho Cucamonga, was $835 a month for preschoolers (about $1,050 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Children's Montessori School?

The licensee is DBA Children's Montressori School, and the administrator listed with the state is Ishika Abeyratne.

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 364845633 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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