Monty's Montessori Academy · Calimesa
Monty's Montessori Academy is a licensed child care center in Calimesa, CA, licensed for up to 164 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 0 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). 4 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on observation, interview, record review, while steps were taken to resolve the rodent issue, rodent droppings were found in classrooms as well as in the kitchen and rodents were physically found inside the facility which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Licensee agrees to send proof of the Plan of Correction (POC) to Community Care Licensing (CCL) by the end of the business day on the
It was revealed that the facility employed a staff member who was not qualified to provide care.. 1 The facility agrees to submit an updated LIC 500 to reflect current staffing. The facility also agrees to provide the Department with a written statement outlining how the facility will ensure compliance with the cited regulations moving forward, including how.. and supervision to daycare children without a qualified supervising teacher present. The staff member was determined to be limited to the role of a teacher’s aide and therefore not authorized to supervise children independently. This poses a risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 how qualified staff will supervise children and how ratios will be maintained at all times. The facility agrees to submit the plan of correction to LPA by 01/14/2026, by end of day.
It was revealed that the facility allowed an unqualified staff member.. 1 The facility agrees to submit an updated LIC 500 to reflect current staffing. The facility also agrees to provide the Department with a written statement outlining how the facility will ensure compliance with the cited regulations moving forward, including how.. to supervise up to 9 children without a qualified supervising teacher present. As a result, the facility failed to ensure appropriate staffing ratios were maintained in accordance with required regulation. This is a immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 how qualified staff will supervise children and how ratios will be maintained at all times. The facility agrees to submit the plan of correction to LPA by 01/14/2026, by end of day.
It was revealed that the facility did not ensure that drinking water was readily.. 1 The facility agrees to ensure that drinking water is readily available to children during outdoor play at all times. The facility agrees to implement a system to maintain accessible drinking water outdoors. available to daycare children during outdoor play. It was determined that children were required to return inside the classroom with a staff member in order to refill water bottles, meaning water was not accessible outside when needed. 8 The facility also agrees to provide the Department with a written statement outlining how the facility will comply with the cited regulation moving forward.
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Staff does not ensure that facility is free of pests.
Unqualified staff are supervising day care children (Staff Qualifications)
Staff are operating out of ratio (Ratio)
Staff do not ensure day care child has access to drinking water (Personal Rights)
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Has Monty's Montessori Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 13, 2026, for teacher aide qualifications. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Monty's Montessori Academy?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How much does Monty's Montessori Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Monty's Montessori Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Calimesa, was $1,249 a month for infants (about $1,580 today), $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) and $767 a month for school-age children (about $970 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Monty's Montessori Academy?
The licensee is World Education Trends, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Lisa Gilfillan/Jennifer M..
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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 334846787 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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