Creekside Montessori Preschool
Creekside Montessori Preschool is a licensed child care center in Walnut, CA, licensed for up to 105 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #7 of 22 centers in Walnut and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Creekside Montessori Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Creekside Montessori Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Creekside Montessori Preschool compare with other daycares in Walnut?
It is tied for #7 of 22 centers in Walnut by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Creekside Montessori Preschool last inspected?
Oct 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Creekside Montessori Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Creekside Montessori Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Walnut, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Creekside Montessori Preschool?
The licensee is Creekside Montessori INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Gricelda Santillan.
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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 198020331 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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