Exploring Minds Montessori Hazeltine
Exploring Minds Montessori Hazeltine is a licensed child care center in Sherman Oaks, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 #5 of 15 centers in Sherman Oaks and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 broken outdoor sink and 1 broken window sgared with outdoror yard/childrens restroom which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Exploring Minds Montessori Hazeltine take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Exploring Minds Montessori Hazeltine had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Exploring Minds Montessori Hazeltine compare with other daycares in Sherman Oaks?
It is tied for #5 of 15 centers in Sherman Oaks by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Exploring Minds Montessori Hazeltine last inspected?
Nov 5, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Exploring Minds Montessori Hazeltine cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Exploring Minds Montessori Hazeltine for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Sherman Oaks, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Exploring Minds Montessori Hazeltine?
The licensee is Douha Zohbi, and the administrator listed with the state is Karina Nava.
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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 197493135 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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