Mountain Montessori
Mountain Montessori is a licensed child care center in Rimforest, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 6). 5 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #360 of 508 centers in San Bernardino County and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, C1s file did not contain an admission agreement between the Licensee and C1s authorized representative which specified the conditions under which the agreement may be terminated. This poses a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when a current roster was not available to the Department, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when the carbon monoxide detector at the Center did not have a battery and therefore was not in working condition, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when the last two disaster drills occurred in September 2024 and September 2025, which does not meet the requirement of every six months, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when one of seven child files reviewed was missing three of the required documents for a complete record, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of four staff members did not renewal the mandated reporter training every two years as required, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff wrongfully terminated day care child
About this center
Common questions
Does Mountain Montessori take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Mountain Montessori had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Mountain Montessori?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Mountain Montessori compare with other daycares in San Bernardino County?
It is tied for #360 of 508 centers in San Bernardino County 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 Mountain Montessori last inspected?
Aug 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Mountain Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mountain Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Bernardino County, which includes Rimforest, was $835 a month for preschoolers (about $1,050 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Mountain Montessori?
The licensee is Jessica Pratt, and the administrator listed with the state is Julia Hajiahmadi.
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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 367750068 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.