Montrose Christian Montessori School
Montrose Christian Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Montrose, CA, licensed for up to 105 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 6 times and investigated 4 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 9 citations, 6 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 7 centers in Montrose and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 staff did not complete mandated reporter training for LPA to review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 staff did not complete a Health Screen for LPA to review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101212Reporting Requirements d)Upon...occurrence. any... events specified.below, report shall be made ... by telephone...fax within the. next working day and during... business hours...(1)Events reported.(C)Any unusual incident.This requirement is not met evidenced by 1 Licensee will review reporting requirements with Administration staff and teachers and will send the metting memo to the LPA by POC date. During the insoection LPA obtained information reagding biting incident between child #1 and child #2 that was not reported to the Department. LPA obtained communication memos prepared for the parents by the facility regarding the incident. 8
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision--(a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. etc... This requirement was not met as evidence by... 1 Per licensee, she will add a door alarm and child safety latch on the both back door and balcony gate in Room A for additional safety. A child safety gate will be installed to Room A backdoor. Based on staff interviews and child#1parent interview, child#1 was found outside the facility by the sidewalk of the driveway of the school on 10/24/23 approximately at 12:05-12:07 PM. Staff did not see how child#1 left the school. This poses an immediate health, safety and personal right risk to the children in care. 8 $250 Civil Penalty was assessed on this due to repeated violation within 12 months.
Based on staff interviews and child#1parent interview, child#1 was found outside the facility by the sidewalk of the driveway of the school on 10/24/23 approximately at 12:05-12:07 PM. Staff did not see how child#1 left the school. This poses an immediate health, safety and personal right risk to the children in care. 8 $250 Civil Penalty was assessed on this due to repeated violation within 12 months.
Based on staff interviews and sign in/out sheets review for 04/03/23, total of 15 children were present in staff#2 and staff#3 classroom and during staff #2 and staff#3 lunch breaks, 15 preschoolers were with one staff. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care. 8 $250 Civil Penalty was assessed due to repeat violation within 12 months.
Based on staff#1, staff#2 and child#1's interviews, on 02/17/23 between 12:38 PM to 1:00 PM on sand area, child #2 pulled down child#1's pants and lifted child#1's shirt and teachers did not observe it to prevent the act. This poses an immediate health, safety and personal right risks to the children in care. 8 A written plan will be submitted to LPA Eivazian by 03/16/23.
Based on staff interviews and information obtained, on 02/17/23 between 12:38 PM to 1:05 PM, staff# 2 was supervising 23 children alone, at 12:48 PM staff#5, teacher assistant joined staff#2 for assistant. This poses an immediate health, safety and personal right risks to the children in care.
Based on staff and children interviews, on 02/17/23 between 12:35 PM and 12:48 PM, on sand area, child#2 pulled down child#1's pants and lifted child #1 shirt and staff did not observe the incident to prevent it. This poses an immediate health, safety, and personal right risks to the children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not prevent day care child from being injured by another child
Facility is operating out of ratio
Staff did not prevent inappropriate interactions between day care children
Staff are operating out of ratio
Staff do not provide adequate supervision to day care children
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About this center
Common questions
Does Montrose Christian Montessori School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Montrose Christian Montessori School had any serious violations?
California issued 6 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 26, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Montrose Christian Montessori School?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Montrose Christian Montessori School compare with other daycares in Montrose?
It is #6 of 7 centers in Montrose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Montrose Christian Montessori School last inspected?
May 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Montrose Christian Montessori School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montrose Christian Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Montrose, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Montrose Christian Montessori School?
The licensee is Montrose Christian School, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Rima Christina Dibie.
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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 198015474 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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