Montessori School of Hacienda Heights · Preschool, Hacienda Heights
Montessori School of Hacienda Heights is a licensed child care center in Hacienda Heights, CA, licensed for up to 122 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 10 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (5 of 10). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #8 of 9 centers in Hacienda Heights and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 instances which poseses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 instances which poseses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 instances which poseses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Staff are not properly trained to meet day care child's medical needs.
Per Director, additonal training was provided to Classroom #2 staff. Staff did not prevent Child's finger from getting wedged between the door at which point their finger was pinched requiring medical attendtion. 8 POC cleared during visit. LPA obtained a copy of the signed training.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Staff #1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 do not have current certificate which oses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff #2, 5, and 6 do not have record which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff #5 and 6 lack health screening form and TB test in file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Staff #2 was hired as a teacher, but the transcripts are from a foreign country and has not been evaluated by an approved agency. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on record review, the Director did not comply with the directive above, as two outlets (outlet used for food preparation in the kitchen) and (outside water fountain outlet) out of five outlets tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE). This poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to children in care.
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Common questions
Does Montessori School of Hacienda Heights take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Montessori School of Hacienda Heights had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 6, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Montessori School of Hacienda Heights?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Montessori School of Hacienda Heights compare with other daycares in Hacienda Heights?
It is tied for #8 of 9 centers in Hacienda Heights 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 School of Hacienda Heights last inspected?
Oct 28, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Montessori School of Hacienda Heights cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montessori School of Hacienda Heights for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Hacienda Heights, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Montessori School of Hacienda Heights?
The licensee is Rddb INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Enoka Attale.
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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 198016141 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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