Montrose Preschool & Infant Care · Infant Center, Montrose
Montrose Preschool & Infant Care is a licensed child care center in Montrose, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #5 of 7 centers in Montrose and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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Based on LPA's observation on 03/16/26, an infant was napping in nap room with door closed and no staff in the nap room. Per staff they keep the nap room door closed and check on napping infant every 15 minuties. Napping infants were not under direct supervison while napping in the nap room. This poses an immediate health, safety, and personal right risk to the children in care. 8 to the selling and audio monitor. A written declaration will be submitted to LPA by 03/27/26.
... 1 Per director, on 03/17/26, the facility number was posted in the website and director show it to LPA. During 03/16/26 inspection, director, Shonna Clark checked the facility website and confirmed facility number is not posted on the facility website. This poses a potential health, safety and personal right risk to the children in care.
Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number...(1) A result with values of 5.5 or greater shall be deemed and Action Level Exceedance This requirement was not met as evidence by: Director stated, faucet was not in use. C faucet was flushed and retested. C-faucet in the kitchen had value of 24 which is greater than 5.5. 8
Based on observations the licensee did not comply with theregulation above, during the outdoor touring LPA`s observed not enough sand in the sandbox and botom material exposed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Montrose Preschool & Infant Care take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Montrose Preschool & Infant Care had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 26, 2026, for care and supervision of infants. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Montrose Preschool & Infant Care?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Montrose Preschool & Infant Care compare with other daycares in Montrose?
It is #5 of 7 centers in Montrose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Montrose Preschool & Infant Care last inspected?
Mar 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Montrose Preschool & Infant Care cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montrose Preschool & Infant Care for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Montrose, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Montrose Preschool & Infant Care?
The licensee is Crescenta Valley Untied Methodist Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Shonna Clark.
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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 198010880 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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