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Enchanted Castle San Marino Montessori School

444 & 464 S. Sierra Madre, Pasadena, CA 91107 · Los Angeles County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months 1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

Enchanted Castle San Marino Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Pasadena, CA, licensed for up to 178 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 7). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #55 of 69 centers in Pasadena 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 #55 of 69 centers in Pasadena
1 Type A citations
6 Type B citations
5 Inspections
1 of 4 Complaints substantiated
7 citations from 12 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 11, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 11, 2026 · Inspection · citation found May 12, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 20, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Oct 28, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Aug 7, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Apr 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Jul 27, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation May 18, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 14, 2022 · Inspection · citation found May 6, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation 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 3
Health & medication 2
Other standards 1
Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jun 11, 2026 Inspection Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(b)(B)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 children out of 4 children's medical records with epi-pens are missing instructions for adminstration and anaphylaxis care plan, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 6, 2026
Type A Nov 20, 2025 Complaint investigation Other standards
Infant Care Personal Services §101428(d)(1)(a)
Infant Care Personal Services...(1) Each infant shall be diapered on a changing table. (A) No infant shall be left unattended while on a changing table. This requirement was not met evidenced by: 1 Per director, she will have a staff meeting to discuss the severity of it and have staff sign in. Director will place reminder posters with guidance near changing table for visual reminder. Per director, she terminated one employee that she was aware who was doing this. Based on interviews, staff was observed to leave child unattended while on changing table, which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Per director, she will submit staff meeting agenda and staff sign to LPA S Li by 12/10/25.
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2025
Type B Nov 20, 2025 Complaint investigation Building & playground safety
Infant Care General Sanitation §101438.1(b)
Infant Care General Sanitation... (b) Each caregiver shall wash his/her hands with soap and water before each feeding and after each diaper change. This requirement was not evidenced by: 1 Per director, she will review requirements in staff meeting. She has already placed hand washing reminder signs in classrooms with diapering. LPA observed hand washing signs in classrooms above sink during visit. Based on interviews, staff was observed to not wash hands before serving snack and after diaper changes, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety to children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2025
Type B Apr 11, 2024 Case management visit (deficiencies) Health & medication
Smoking prohibition §101231(a)
Based on interview and record review, 1 Per Director, they will conduct a staff meeting regarding facility procedures and have all staff sign an attendance form. Written declarations for all staff will be submitted noting that all staff will adhere to facility and licensing policies and regulations, while on campus. Licensee did not ensure that prohibition of tobacco product, in the form of an e-cigarette, was upheld on property. Staff was found to have used an e-cigarette in the facility office, after hours. This is a potential risk to health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due May 1, 2024
Type B Nov 14, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 6 out of 13 staff files did not have a proof of Mandated Reporter Child Care Provider (AB1207) completion, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2022
Type B Nov 16, 2021 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out of fourteen staff files were missing current Mandated Reporter - Child Care Provider certificates, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 23, 2021
Type B Nov 16, 2021 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of fourteen staff files was missing a completed and signed LIC503 Health Screening Report, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 14, 2021

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Nov 20, 2025 Complaint investigation received Sep 29, 2025
Substantiated allegations:
Staff leaves day care children unattended on the changing table.
Staff do not practice proper hand washing procedures.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Apr 11, 2024 Complaint investigation received Mar 1, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated May 18, 2023 Complaint investigation received Mar 8, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated May 6, 2022 Complaint investigation received Mar 9, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 178 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Dec 5, 2018
Licensee Little Owl Preschool LLC
Administrator Jessica Chang
Phone (626) 577-8007
State facility # 198019873
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Common questions

Does Enchanted Castle San Marino Montessori School take infants?

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

Has Enchanted Castle San Marino Montessori School had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 20, 2025, for infant care personal services. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Enchanted Castle San Marino Montessori School?

California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Enchanted Castle San Marino Montessori School compare with other daycares in Pasadena?

It is tied for #55 of 69 centers in Pasadena 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 Enchanted Castle San Marino Montessori School last inspected?

Jun 11, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Enchanted Castle San Marino Montessori School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Enchanted Castle San Marino Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Pasadena, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Enchanted Castle San Marino Montessori School?

The licensee is Little Owl Preschool LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Jessica Chang.

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 198019873 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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