Foothill Progressive Montessori Preschool · 4532 Indianola Way, La Canada
Foothill Progressive Montessori Preschool is a licensed child care center in La Canada, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. 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 #6 of 17 centers in La Canada and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on staff#1 and staff#2 interviews, during the week of 03/07/2022, staff#2’s biological child was present at the facility who is not enrolled in the preschool or infant program. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff are allowing unenrolled children to interact with day care children
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Foothill Progressive Montessori Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Foothill Progressive Montessori Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Foothill Progressive Montessori Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Foothill Progressive Montessori Preschool compare with other daycares in La Canada?
It is #6 of 17 centers in La Canada by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Foothill Progressive Montessori Preschool last inspected?
Sep 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Foothill Progressive Montessori Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Foothill Progressive Montessori Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes La Canada, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Foothill Progressive Montessori Preschool?
The licensee is Foothill Progressive Montessori Academy & INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Crystal Castaneda.
Licensed centers nearby
4532 Indianola Way, La Canada · under 0.1 mi away · 20 spotsNo citationsFoothill Progressive Montessori Preschool
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626 Foothill Boulevard, La Canada · under 0.1 mi away · 24 spotsAmong the most citedThe Busy Mind
4460 Oakwood Ave, La Canada · 0.2 mi away · 40 spotsToo few inspections to compareFoothill Progressive Montessori School
827 Houseman Street, La Canada · 0.4 mi away · 62 spotsMore citations than most
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 198019890 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.