Montessori Education Center
Montessori Education Center is a licensed child care center in Anaheim, CA, licensed for up to 61 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 10 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (5 of 10). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #70 of 77 centers in Anaheim and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
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101223(a)(8) Personal Rights. Each child shall have the right to receive or reject medical care, or health-related services, except for minors for whom a guardian, conservator or other legal authority has been appointed.This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Director stated they had Parent who is a nurse come out to facility and conduct a training for staff involved. Director met wuth staff involved and went over basic tarining on what to do in those case sitations. Based on LPA's interviews, and record review, S1 gave C1 cashew which C1 was known to be allergic to and staff failed to administer EpiPen to C1 immediately as directed by C1’s parent & physician. Staff also failed to seek outside medical treatment immediately to help C1. This poses an immediate risk to the child's health and safety. 8
Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 children's medical prescription labels were missing which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out 5 staff did not have proof of required immunizations which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 staff did not meet the qualfications of the substitute Director/qualified teaher which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Designated staff was missing qualifying transcripts.
Based on observations, interviews, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 staff did not have an EMSA approved pediatric first aid/cpr certification which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 teachers was missing postsecondary transcripts for 2 classes (6 units) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on facility Lead sampling tests it was discovered that Outlets A had high level of lead. This poses a potential risk to the health of children in care.
Based on observation, and record review, At 10:00am during staff file reviews, 3 out 4 files were missing immunization records for pertussis and measles. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, At 10:00a during staff file reviews 4 out 4 staff had expired mandated reporter training certificates. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, All of the staff EMSA Pediatric CPR/First Aid certifications were expired. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Montessori Education Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Montessori Education Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 25, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Montessori Education Center compare with other daycares in Anaheim?
It is tied for #70 of 77 centers in Anaheim by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Montessori Education Center last inspected?
Jan 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Montessori Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montessori Education Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Anaheim, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Montessori Education Center?
The licensee is Kathleen Hale, and the administrator listed with the state is Kathleen Hale.
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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 300614024 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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