Little Steps Montessori Preschool · School-Age Program, Jurupa Valley
Little Steps Montessori Preschool is a licensed child care center in Jurupa Valley, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #13 of 23 centers in Jurupa Valley and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed water draining into a bucket underneath and outdoor a sink, missing the required plumbing pipe and filling the bucket with water and an uncovered crawl space next to the outdoor sink, 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 LPA conducted a 6 children and only 2 sign in sheets were reviewed, which were missing staff sign in upon arrival at the facility and sign in sheets were not maintained with signatures of the authorized representative when checking the daycare children out of the facility, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Does Little Steps Montessori Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Little Steps Montessori Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Little Steps Montessori Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Little Steps Montessori Preschool compare with other daycares in Jurupa Valley?
It is #13 of 23 centers in Jurupa Valley 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 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 $767 a month for school-age children (about $970 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 334845818 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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