Montessori on Elm Preschool + Kindergarten · Infant Center, Long Beach

930 Elm Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813 · Los Angeles County

1 substantiated complaint Infant center

Montessori on Elm Preschool + Kindergarten is a licensed child care center in Long Beach, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #94 of 124 centers in Long Beach and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 70% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most

Tied for #94 of 124 centers in Long Beach

0 Type A citations

4 Type B citations

3 Inspections

1 of 3 Complaints substantiated

4 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 1, 2025

Every state visit

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

What inspectors cited most

Background checks 1

Health & medication 1

Training & qualifications 1

Other standards 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Dec 17, 2024 Inspection Background checks

Criminal record clearance §1596.871(c)(1)(A)

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one staff who did not have a complete livescan clearance which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Dec 18, 2024

Type B Dec 17, 2024 Inspection Health & medication

Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above one staff did not have proof of required immunization to measles, pertussis or a TB clearance. which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Jan 17, 2025

Type B Jan 8, 2024 Complaint investigation Training & qualifications

Infant care teacher qualifications §101416.2(b)

file review. Staff #3 did not have infant units on file. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care.

Plan of correction due Jan 22, 2024

Type B Dec 21, 2023 Complaint investigation Other standards

THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1 §1596.857(a)

interviews conducted. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of the children.

Plan of correction due Dec 28, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Mar 12, 2024 Complaint investigation received Oct 25, 2023

The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

Not substantiated Jan 8, 2024 Complaint investigation received Dec 14, 2023

The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

Substantiated Dec 21, 2023 Complaint investigation received Dec 14, 2023

Substantiated allegation:

Staff do not allow parents to enter the facility for inspection

1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 24 children

License type Infant center

License status Licensed

Licensed since Dec 20, 2005

Licensee Montessori On Elm, INC.

Administrator Cassandra Wijeyewickrema

Phone (562) 570-8080

State facility # 198011974

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Common questions

Does Montessori on Elm Preschool + Kindergarten take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Montessori on Elm Preschool + Kindergarten had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Montessori on Elm Preschool + Kindergarten?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Montessori on Elm Preschool + Kindergarten compare with other daycares in Long Beach?

It is tied for #94 of 124 centers in Long Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Montessori on Elm Preschool + Kindergarten last inspected?

Dec 1, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Montessori on Elm Preschool + Kindergarten cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montessori on Elm Preschool + Kindergarten for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Long Beach, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Montessori on Elm Preschool + Kindergarten?

The licensee is Montessori On Elm, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Cassandra Wijeyewickrema.

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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 198011974 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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