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Glendale Montessori School

413 West Doran, Glendale, CA 91203 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Glendale Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Glendale, CA, licensed for up to 73 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 10 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 10). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #30 of 32 centers in Glendale and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 94%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #30 of 32 centers in Glendale
2Type A citations
8Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
10 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 22, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 22, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundMay 22, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 5, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJun 18, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 13, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundApr 8, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications3
Building & playground safety2
Records & paperwork2
Supervision1
Food & feeding1
Background checks1

Citations, newest first

Type BMay 22, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on observations, records review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During the staff records review, LPA observed 2 out of 5 were missing Health Screening Reports (LIC 503), which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. S1 and S3 needs Health Screening Report (LIC 503).
Plan of correction due Jun 5, 2026
Type AJun 18, 2024Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on unusual incident report dated 05/30/24, & staff#1 phone interview, child#1 and child#2, pulled down their pants while playing on playhouse and child#1 pooped on playhouse planter area and staff#1 did not observe it. This poses an immediate health, safety and personal right risks to the children in care. 8 A written letter along with staff sign in sheet will be submitted to LPA by 06/20/24.
Plan of correction due Jun 20, 2024
Type BFeb 13, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(d)(1)
Based on today's inspection, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above LPA observed paint of two play structures are chipped and tree branches on the wood chip playground were really low in the height of a child which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 13, 2023
Type BFeb 13, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on director stated they have not completed water lead testing yet, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 13, 2023
Type BFeb 13, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on four staff file review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 4 staff did not have required mandated reporter training certificate on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 13, 2023
Type BFeb 13, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
Based on staff files review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 1 staff out of 4 did not have required Health Screening LIC 503 on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 13, 2023
Type BFeb 13, 2023InspectionRecords & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(b)
Based on facility sign in/out sheet review for 02/13/23 the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 32 present children were not signed in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 13, 2023
Type BFeb 13, 2023InspectionFood & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(6)
Based on facility file review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above and did not have snack menus available and posted which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 13, 2023
Type AMar 14, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
... 1 Per director, Andrea Ventura staff #1 will complete required Criminal Record Clearance by plan of correction due date and a copy of Livescan form will be submitted to LPA Eivazian. Per director, once staff#1 grant a criminal record clearance will come back to the school. On 03/14/2022 during a tour of the facility LPA Eivazian observed staff#1 who was present in Room A did not have finger print clearance in Licensing Information System (LIS). This poses an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care. $500 Civil Penalty was accessed.
Plan of correction due Mar 15, 2022
Type BMar 14, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(1)(B)
Based on staff interviews on 03/14/2022, Child#1 hit child #2 on 03/03/2022 with a wooden block and child#2 sustained a small opening on the left side corner of the eye by the end of eyebrow line and this incident was not reported to licensing. This poses a potential health, safety and personal right risk to the children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 15, 2022

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Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedApr 8, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Mar 4, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity73 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJun 21, 1993
LicenseeGlendale/Burbank Montessori School, INC
AdministratorAndrea Ventura
Phone(818) 240-9415
State facility #191201813

Common questions

Does Glendale Montessori School take infants?

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

Has Glendale Montessori School had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 18, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Glendale Montessori School?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Glendale Montessori School compare with other daycares in Glendale?

It is tied for #30 of 32 centers in Glendale by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Glendale Montessori School last inspected?

May 22, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Glendale Montessori School cost?

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

Who runs Glendale Montessori School?

The licensee is Glendale/Burbank Montessori School, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Andrea Ventura.

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 191201813 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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