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Magic Carousel Montessori Preschool · Infant Center, Canyon Country

17956 Sierra Highway, Canyon Country, CA 91351 · Los Angeles County
Infant center

Magic Carousel Montessori Preschool is a licensed child care center in Canyon Country, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #17 of 19 centers in Canyon Country and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 68%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#17 of 19 centers in Canyon Country
1Type A citations
2Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 2Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 16, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 16, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMay 21, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundAug 1, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 17, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 5, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMar 17, 2023 · Inspection · no citationOct 22, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 22, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication1
Training & qualifications1
Other standards1

Citations, newest first

Type BMay 21, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the staff S1, S2, S3, S5, and S6 did not have immunization for measles, TDAP and flu, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 6, 2025
Type BMay 21, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Infant care teacher qualifications §101416.2(c)(1)(A)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in teacher in the infant room did not have infant and toddler class in their file during the inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 13, 2025
Type AAug 1, 2024Case management visit (incident)Other standards
Infant care activities §101430(D)
An infant's head shall not be covered while sleeping. Based on the interview and record review this requirement was not met as Staff #1 failed to ensure a safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodation which resulted in infant children’s head being covered by a blanket. This poses immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care. 1 Training will be in placed. Training in the infant room with communication with the teachers: such as diaper changing logs, sleep logs, feeding time of the babies. Checking infant cribs. No blankets for the infants. Constant communication with teachers.
Plan of correction due Aug 1, 2024

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedOct 22, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Aug 17, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedOct 22, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Aug 17, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity12 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 7, 2016
LicenseeJaya Shakti, INC.
AdministratorShirley Johnson
Phone(661) 298-4065
State facility #197493008

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Common questions

Does Magic Carousel Montessori Preschool take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Magic Carousel Montessori Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 1, 2024, for infant care activities. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Magic Carousel Montessori Preschool?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Magic Carousel Montessori Preschool compare with other daycares in Canyon Country?

It is #17 of 19 centers in Canyon Country by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Magic Carousel Montessori Preschool last inspected?

Apr 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Magic Carousel Montessori Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Magic Carousel Montessori Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Canyon Country, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Magic Carousel Montessori Preschool?

The licensee is Jaya Shakti, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Shirley Johnson.

Licensed centers nearby

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 197493008 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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