Montessori School of Ojai · Preschool, Ojai
Montessori School of Ojai is a licensed child care center in Ojai, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #8 of 9 centers in Ojai and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 10 persons have not received a criminal record clearance or exemption which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Montessori School of Ojai 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 Ojai had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 17, 2022, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Montessori School of Ojai compare with other daycares in Ojai?
It is tied for #8 of 9 centers in Ojai by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Montessori School of Ojai last inspected?
Oct 30, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Montessori School of Ojai cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montessori School of Ojai for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Ventura County, which includes Ojai, was $945 a month for preschoolers (about $1,190 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Montessori School of Ojai?
The licensee is Montessori School Of Ojai, and the administrator listed with the state is Janet Linquist.
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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 561702317 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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