Montessori of the Village

30798 Russell Ranch Road, Westlake Village, CA 91362 · Ventura County

1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

Montessori of the Village is a licensed child care center in Westlake Village, CA, licensed for up to 87 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 9 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #12 of 12 centers in Westlake Village and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 97% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited

#12 of 12 centers in Westlake Village

2 Type A citations

7 Type B citations

2 Inspections

1 of 1 Complaints substantiated

9 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 4, 2025

Every state visit

Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 2

Building & playground safety 2

Records & paperwork 2

Background checks 1

Supervision 1

Other standards 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Aug 10, 2023 Complaint investigation Health & medication

Health and Safety Code Section §1596.8595(c)(1)

A licensed child day care facility shall provide to the parents or guardians of each child receiving services in the facility copies of any licensing report that documents any Type A citation that represents an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. This was not met as the CCC 1 CCC to provided entire Facility Inpsection Report of 7/27/23 (7 pages total) to all parents of children in care by 8/24/23. provided parents of children in care 3 pages of a 7 page reported isuued to the facility on 7/27/23, whereby type A deficenties were cited. This poses a potential risk to health, safety or personal rights of persons in care. 8

Plan of correction due Aug 24, 2023

Type A Jul 27, 2023 Inspection Background checks

Criminal record clearance §101170(e)

Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 5 counts which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Criminal record clearance was not present for S1, S2 and S3.

Plan of correction due Jul 27, 2023

Type A Jul 27, 2023 Inspection Supervision

Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(B)

Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 6 out of 6 children which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Director stated the center does not conduct 15-minute checks for infants. LPA's provided safe-sleep FAQ's to the assistant director.

Plan of correction due Aug 3, 2023

Type B Jul 27, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety

Carbon monoxide detectors §1596.954

Based on observation and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 4 rooms which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The four rooms were observed to be missing a carbon monoxide detector.