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Mount Olive Willa Lee Nursery School

4519 Willa Lee Avenue, La Crescenta, CA 91214 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Mount Olive Willa Lee Nursery School is a licensed child care center in La Crescenta, CA, licensed for up to 29 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 6). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 8 centers in La Crescenta and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#3 of 8 centers in La Crescenta
0Type A citations
6Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
6 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 23, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 23, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundFeb 4, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundNov 27, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications2
Health & medication2
Caregiver conduct2

Citations, newest first

Type BJan 23, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on records review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above.During the file review, LPA observed S1 missing health screening report,which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 6, 2026
Type BJan 23, 2026InspectionHealth & medication
Children's medical assessments §101220(a)
Based on observations and records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above . During the file review, LPA observed C6 missing medical assesment , which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 6, 2026
Type BFeb 4, 2025InspectionCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in C5 had expired Epinephrine, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 11, 2025
Type BNov 27, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on interview and record reveiw, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in all staff files did not have staff's immunization record present, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 27, 2023
Type BNov 27, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 of 4 Staff Files, Staff #2-4, did not have completed LIC503 Health Screening reports, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 27, 2023
Type BNov 27, 2023InspectionCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(b)(1)
Based on Interview and Record Review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in all children's files did not have a signed LIC613A Personal Rights form, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 4, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity29 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 3, 1996
LicenseePhyllis Miller
AdministratorAshely Staudenmeir
Phone(818) 249-9200
State facility #191201970

Common questions

Does Mount Olive Willa Lee Nursery School take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Mount Olive Willa Lee Nursery School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Mount Olive Willa Lee Nursery School compare with other daycares in La Crescenta?

It is #3 of 8 centers in La Crescenta by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Mount Olive Willa Lee Nursery School last inspected?

Jan 23, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Mount Olive Willa Lee Nursery School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mount Olive Willa Lee Nursery School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes La Crescenta, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Mount Olive Willa Lee Nursery School?

The licensee is Phyllis Miller, and the administrator listed with the state is Ashely Staudenmeir.

Licensed centers nearby

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 191201970 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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