Dandy Lion Montessori School · Child Care Center, Grover Beach
Dandy Lion Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Grover Beach, CA, licensed for up to 50 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 0 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPAs observation of a bucket filled with water, disinfectant, a pair of adult scissors, and paper trimmer all of which were accessible to children, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Has Dandy Lion Montessori School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Dandy Lion Montessori School?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How much does Dandy Lion Montessori School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Dandy Lion Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Luis Obispo County, which includes Grover Beach, was $1,407 a month for infants (about $1,780 today), $973 a month for preschoolers (about $1,230 today) and $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Dandy Lion Montessori School?
The licensee is Caliakshaco LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Varalakshmi Durai.
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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 406217338 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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