Montessori Explorer
Montessori Explorer is a licensed child care center in Chula Vista, CA, licensed for up to 47 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #49 of 72 centers in Chula Vista and better than 28% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in that staff #1 (S1) was seen working with children without an eligible fingerprint clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA interviews and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in that they denied the child’s authorized representative the opportunity to inspect the child’s record, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not allow parents to inspect child's facility records.
About this center
Common questions
Does Montessori Explorer take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Montessori Explorer had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 4, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Montessori Explorer?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Montessori Explorer compare with other daycares in Chula Vista?
It is #49 of 72 centers in Chula Vista by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 28% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Montessori Explorer last inspected?
Sep 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Montessori Explorer cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montessori Explorer for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Chula Vista, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Montessori Explorer?
The licensee is Scientia Education Solutions Corp., and the administrator listed with the state is Dinusha Perera.
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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 376700503 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.