La Crescenta Montessori · Child Care Center, La Crescenta
La Crescenta Montessori is a licensed child care center in La Crescenta, CA, licensed for up to 66 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 6). 6 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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101223 Personal Rights(a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(2)To be accorded safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations... This requirement is not met evidenced by: 1 Director stated, dance teacher is not contracted by the facility anymore. Staff members will conduct training regarding children`s personal rights , watch the video regarding children`s personal rights, active supervision.Meeting agenda will be sent to LPA by POC date. During the day care hours ,C1 was pinched by Adult1 contracted by the facility in the childcare center, which poses/posed a immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Director stated, she will have assigned staff member to provide active supervision all the time and classes will be conducted in small groups.
(a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement was not met evidenced by: Director stated repairs conducted on weekends or after hours when children are not present. Per Director, ceiling was closed and tiles fixed. Pictures will be emailed to LPA when everything is complete. Director stated, if any future issues with the classrooms , arrangments will be made to keep children safe and Department will be notified. During the interviews staff and parents confirmed water leaks were observed in the classroom and celling was open in one of the classrooms. LPA observed loose tiles and open celling in the classroom, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
101212(d)ReportingRequirements(d)Upon the occurrence... of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made... within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours.A written report ...shall be submitted to the Department... This requirement not met evidenced by: 1 Director stated report will be submitted to the Department by POC date.Additionally, Director will review reporting requirements, watch the video on https://ccld.childcarevideos/childcarereportingrequirements.org.Director will right the statement stating that requirements were met. In September of last year parent reported regarding child getting dislocated elbow. On 12/30/2025, another child was pinched in the facility that was reported by the parent. Facility failed to report incidents, required by section 101212(d), which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Based on observations, records review and interview , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During the file review, LPA observed staff #3 missing tdap, staff #4 missing measles, staff 5 missing tdap, measles, tb and staff# 6 missing measles, tdap, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations and records review , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During teh file review , LPA did not observe Health Screening report LIC 503 for Staff #6 and Staff #7, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations and records review ,the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA did not observe required plan for child # 5 and child #6 (infants under 12 months), which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff inappropriately handled child in care resulting in bruising.
Staff do not keep facility in safe condition.
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Common questions
Has La Crescenta Montessori had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 24, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about La Crescenta Montessori?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was La Crescenta Montessori last inspected?
Nov 17, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does La Crescenta Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Crescenta Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes La Crescenta, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today), $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) and $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs La Crescenta Montessori?
The licensee is Kids Land Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Araceli Guzman.
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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 198021594 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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