Little Scholars Montessori · Ventura
Little Scholars Montessori is a licensed child care center in Ventura, CA, licensed for up to 180 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #45 of 61 centers in Ventura and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 10 out of 10 files. All files in center do not have TB test for children which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 9 out of 9 childerns files. which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
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About this center
Common questions
Does Little Scholars Montessori take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Little Scholars Montessori had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Little Scholars Montessori?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Little Scholars Montessori compare with other daycares in Ventura?
It is tied for #45 of 61 centers in Ventura by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Scholars Montessori last inspected?
Mar 28, 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 Ventura, 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 Maryrose Ruiz.
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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 566215043 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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