Exploring Minds Montessori Pre-school
Exploring Minds Montessori Pre-school is a licensed child care center in Valley Glen, CA, licensed for up to 82 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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About this center
Common questions
Does Exploring Minds Montessori Pre-school take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Exploring Minds Montessori Pre-school had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
When was Exploring Minds Montessori Pre-school last inspected?
Aug 21, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Exploring Minds Montessori Pre-school cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Exploring Minds Montessori Pre-school for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Valley Glen, 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 Pre-school?
The licensee is Doha Zohbi, and the administrator listed with the state is Doha Zohbi.
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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 197410411 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.