Marina Montessori School
Marina Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Long Beach, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for background checks (1 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #102 of 124 centers in Long Beach and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview and record review, the S2 did not obtain criminal record clearance prior to employment which poses an immediate Health, safety and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.
(b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedence 1 LPA observed water fountain was shut off. Therefore the item will be cleared as of 5/22/2023 email. This requirement was not met as evidence by record review. Lead test results revealed one accessible water source had an action level exceedence. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care. LPA Birks observed the water faucet was shut down. 8
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] 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: Staff #1 through #4 must renew or conduct initial Mandated reporter training. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Marina Montessori School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Marina Montessori School had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 5, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Marina Montessori School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Marina Montessori School compare with other daycares in Long Beach?
It is tied for #102 of 124 centers in Long Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Marina Montessori School last inspected?
Mar 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Marina Montessori School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Marina Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Long Beach, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Marina Montessori School?
The licensee is Bowman, Robert; Bowman,gladys; Brizzolara,candyce, and the administrator listed with the state is Candyce Brizzolara.
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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 198002033 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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