Little Steps Montessori Preschool · Preschool, Jurupa Valley
Little Steps Montessori Preschool is a licensed child care center in Jurupa Valley, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #19 of 23 centers in Jurupa Valley and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed Rooms 1, 2 and 3 to have napping cots with children's bedding stacked where children's bedding came in contact with other children's bedding, which poses 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 the sign in sheets for preschool children were not kept and/or were missing full signatures, by the authorized representative dropping off and/or picking up the daycare child, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the facility outdoor swing set is broken, play structure has damaged steel located on the stairs and platformed bridge and a wooden bench plank is broken with a nail sticking out of the plank, and the wrought iron fencing is damaged, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in 1 teacher’s aide that was supervising children without being supervised by a fully qualified teacher, which posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 1 Licensee agrees to submit a written statement of understanding that teacher’s aides are not to supervise children alone; and a plan that demonstrates and ensures that the facility will not allow a teacher’s aide to supervise children alone to CCL by 09/18/2023 by 5:00 PM, via email. Licensee also agrees to submit an updated Personnel Report (LIC 500).
Based on observation and record revie, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff #2 and Staff #5 did not have proof of immunizations for MMR and Tdapt, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Facility staff are out of ratio.
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Common questions
Does Little Steps Montessori Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Little Steps Montessori Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 15, 2023, for teacher aide qualifications. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Little Steps Montessori Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Little Steps Montessori Preschool compare with other daycares in Jurupa Valley?
It is #19 of 23 centers in Jurupa Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Steps Montessori Preschool last inspected?
Sep 29, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Steps Montessori Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Steps Montessori Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Jurupa Valley, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Steps Montessori Preschool?
The licensee is Little Steps Montessori Preschool, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Fernando.
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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 334845817 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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