Kinderland Montessori School
Kinderland Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Chula Vista, CA, licensed for up to 180 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 0 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Based on LPA‘s observations and records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that staff 1, 2, & 3 assigned to infant classroom 2 do not meet the requirements to be infant teachers which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 emailed to department by 09/18/26.
Based on LPA ‘s observations and records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, as there is no qualified infant teacher assigned to room 2, resulting in the room being out of ratio. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Has Kinderland Montessori School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Kinderland Montessori School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How much does Kinderland Montessori School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kinderland Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Chula Vista, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today), $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) and $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kinderland Montessori School?
The licensee is Kinderland Montessori INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Carolina Valencia.
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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 376701588 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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