Montessori Children's Academie
Montessori Children's Academie is a licensed child care center in Burbank, CA, licensed for up to 82 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1990. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, none of them Type A, most often for building & playground safety (2 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #12 of 18 centers in Burbank and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that licensee has not tested the 2 operational water fountains in the children's playground as required which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there were crack on the concrete and peeling stucco in play area which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in zero out of 5 staff pesent did not have EMSA approved Pediatric CPR/First Aid which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on information obtained and interviews conducted, staff was unaware that a child was injured by another child(ren) while in care, which poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety and Personal Rights of the children in care.
Based on information obtained and interviews conducted, staff was unaware that a child was injured by another child(ren) while in care, which poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety and Personal Rights of the children in care.
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Complaint investigations
NEGLECT/LACK OF SUPERVISION: Staff did not provide adequate supervision.
PERSONAL RIGHTS: Child was injured while in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Montessori Children's Academie take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Montessori Children's Academie had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Montessori Children's Academie?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Montessori Children's Academie compare with other daycares in Burbank?
It is #12 of 18 centers in Burbank by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Montessori Children's Academie last inspected?
Jul 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Montessori Children's Academie cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montessori Children's Academie for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Burbank, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Montessori Children's Academie?
The licensee is Natalie Sanders, and the administrator listed with the state is Waheeda Hamid.
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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 191225566 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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