La Jolla Montessori School · Child Care Center, La Jolla
La Jolla Montessori School is a licensed child care center in La Jolla, CA, licensed for up to 162 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2026. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 0 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Common questions
Has La Jolla Montessori School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about La Jolla Montessori School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How much does La Jolla Montessori School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Jolla Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes La Jolla, 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 La Jolla Montessori School?
The licensee is Tarkian, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Heather A. Davis.
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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 376105232 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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