Little Scholars Montessori · Preschool, Simi Valley
Little Scholars Montessori is a licensed child care center in Simi Valley, CA, licensed for up to 131 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #15 of 36 centers in Simi Valley and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. 1 Facility agreed to have a water pitcher maintenance roster that contains teachers name and date of when water pitcher was cleaned. Facility agreed to send a plan of correction letter on how this won’t happen in the future to LPA via email by end of day 11/18/2022 Based on record reviewed facility failed to have a clean water pitcher for children in care. 8
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Staff is serving water to day care children from an unsanitized water container.
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Does Little Scholars Montessori take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Little Scholars Montessori had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Little Scholars Montessori?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Little Scholars Montessori compare with other daycares in Simi Valley?
It is tied for #15 of 36 centers in Simi Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Scholars Montessori last inspected?
Dec 18, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Scholars Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Scholars Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Ventura County, which includes Simi Valley, was $945 a month for preschoolers (about $1,190 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Scholars Montessori?
The licensee is Little Scholars Montessori, and the administrator listed with the state is Sarangi Weththasingha.
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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 566213914 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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