The New Montessori School · Preschool, La Puente
The New Montessori School is a licensed child care center in La Puente, CA, licensed for up to 55 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #37 of 48 centers in La Puente and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in documents LIC 613A, LIC 610, was not posted or available and LIC 9148 was not avilable for review 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 in the PUB 269 was not posted on the parent board which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Testing results provided by the facility with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE) of 6.1 on the "K" water outlet, 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 5 out of 6 staff files, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Does The New Montessori School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The New Montessori School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
How does The New Montessori School compare with other daycares in La Puente?
It is tied for #37 of 48 centers in La Puente by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The New Montessori School last inspected?
Feb 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The New Montessori School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The New Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes La Puente, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The New Montessori School?
The licensee is New Montessori School INC., and the administrator listed with the state is G. Shaughnessy.
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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 198003765 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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