Enchanted Castle San Marino Montessori School
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
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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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Complaint investigations
Staff leaves day care children unattended on the changing table.
Staff do not practice proper hand washing procedures.
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About this center
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.
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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 198019873 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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