Ivycrest Montessori Private School · Infant Center, Fullerton
Ivycrest Montessori Private School is a licensed child care center in Fullerton, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #33 of 51 centers in Fullerton and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on records reviewed and 1 The director stated the facility is to provide a statement to LPA why the LIC9224 was not provided to parents. Facility is to provide copy of LIC9099 dated 02/15/24 that documents any Type A citation to parents/guardians of all children currently enrolled by the next businsess day or the next day interview, The facility did not provide the 02/15/24 licensing report LIC9099 and acknowledgement receipt LIC9224 to all infant families by the next business day. this poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 8 children are in care, and to any newly enrolled parents/guardians for 12 months from the 2/15/24. Facility is to provide signed LIC9224 to LPA by 5/9/24. A signed Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Report (LIC 9224), or other written statement, must also be placed in the child's file for verification.
Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:.. (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain... actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating... The requirement is not met as evidence by: The director stated that the facility conducted a staff training about personal rights, supervision, napping, feeding and etc. A copy of the training was given to LPA A staff restrained a child’s body and arms by using right arm in order to force feed child. This poses an immediate risk to the safety of children in care. 8
(f) The items specified in (d)(1)(A) through (H) above shall also be reported to the child's authorized representative. This evidence was met by: 1 The facility stated that a statement stating a meeting and communication with the preschool director Ms Bongcayao and school director Ms King on 9/14/23 and 9/15/23 respectively was conducted. Based on interview, there is no document showing that the child's representative were notified about the incident between the staff and the child during feeding. This posses as a potential right to saftey of children in care. 8
Complaint investigations
Facility did not provide parents with report of Type A citation
Facility staff handled a child in a rough manner.
Facility staff forced a child to eat.
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Common questions
Does Ivycrest Montessori Private School take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Ivycrest Montessori Private School had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 15, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Ivycrest Montessori Private School?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Ivycrest Montessori Private School compare with other daycares in Fullerton?
It is tied for #33 of 51 centers in Fullerton by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ivycrest Montessori Private School last inspected?
Aug 11, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ivycrest Montessori Private School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ivycrest Montessori Private School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Fullerton, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Ivycrest Montessori Private School?
The licensee is Children's International Center, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Aida King.
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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 304270588 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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