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New World Montessori School · Preschool, Los Angeles

10520 Regent Street, Los Angeles, CA 90034 · Los Angeles County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

New World Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 83 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles
1Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 16, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 16, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJul 16, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 26, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 22, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 9, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 17, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 10, 2023 · Inspection · no citationAug 24, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type AAug 9, 2024Complaint investigationTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(i)(1)(2)
LPA Clayton interview with Director who stated that the employee did not have a Criminal Record Clearance prior to employment at the Child Care Center for 3 days.
Plan of correction due Aug 9, 2024

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedSep 26, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Aug 2, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedAug 9, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Aug 2, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
CRIMINAL RECORD CLEARANCE
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity83 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 26, 1993
LicenseeChunara, Yasmeen A., Ali R.
AdministratorYasmeen A. Chunara
Phone(310) 838-4044
State facility #191601500

Other licenses at this address

Common questions

Does New World Montessori School take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has New World Montessori School had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 9, 2024, for staff health screening and personnel requirements. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about New World Montessori School?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does New World Montessori School compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?

It is tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was New World Montessori School last inspected?

Jul 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does New World Montessori School cost?

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

Who runs New World Montessori School?

The licensee is Chunara, Yasmeen A., Ali R., and the administrator listed with the state is Yasmeen A. Chunara.

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 191601500 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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