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Kinderhouse Montessori School

6540 Flanders Drive, San Diego, CA 92121 · San Diego County
Child care center (preschool)

Kinderhouse Montessori School is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 120 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #258 of 307 centers in San Diego and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 88%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #258 of 307 centers in San Diego
2Type A citations
3Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 11 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 20, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 4, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 20, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMay 2, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 23, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJul 3, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 11, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 21, 2023 · Inspection · no citationOct 4, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 4, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 4, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 20, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision2
Building & playground safety1
Training & qualifications1
Caregiver conduct1

Citations, newest first

Type BMay 2, 2025Case management visit (deficiencies)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on self reported incident C1 was left sleeping in the classroom for 5 minutes before staff and parent came looking for C1 which poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due May 2, 2025
Type AOct 4, 2022Case management visit (incident)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Based on water testing results and interviews, facility tested over the Action Level Exceedance level at on water fountain on playground #2. This poses an immediate/potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 4, 2022
Type BOct 4, 2022Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
The director stated that she conducted a staff meeting to train all staff on proper supervision and transitions. The director will provide LPA with a copy of the meeting agenda and staff sign in sheets or staff acknowledgements via email (Annette.Sutherland@dss.ca.gov) by
Plan of correction due Oct 4, 2022
Type BOct 4, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(i)(2)
101216 (i)(2) Personnel Requirements: Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 101170(f). This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Director will associate staff to preschool program and submit proof by POC date of 10/3/22. Proof will be maintained in staff file. Based on observation and record review. Staff #1 is clear but not associated to the preschool program. This posses an potential risk to the health ans safety of the children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Oct 4, 2022
Type AJul 20, 2022Case management visit (other)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on interview and record review, Staff # 1 violated rights on 6/28/22 when Staff #1 pinched Child #1, which poses an immediate Health, Safety, and Personal Rights risk to children in care. 8 documents with the Director and understand them. Director will submit these staff statements to LPA Sutherland via email Annette.sutherland@dss.ca.gov by 7/28/22.
Plan of correction due Jul 21, 2022

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About this center

Licensed capacity120 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 21, 2018
LicenseeEs Khm Opco LLC
AdministratorAlexandra Pop
Phone(858) 550-0097
State facility #376701396

Common questions

Does Kinderhouse Montessori School take infants?

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

Has Kinderhouse Montessori School had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 4, 2022, for lead in drinking water. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Kinderhouse Montessori School compare with other daycares in San Diego?

It is tied for #258 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Kinderhouse Montessori School last inspected?

Nov 20, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Kinderhouse Montessori School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kinderhouse Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes San Diego, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Kinderhouse Montessori School?

The licensee is Es Khm Opco LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Alexandra Pop.

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 376701396 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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