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Oak Knoll Kinderhaus Montessori School

1200-1212 N. Lake Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91104 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Oak Knoll Kinderhaus Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Pasadena, CA, licensed for up to 54 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #38 of 69 centers in Pasadena and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 54% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #38 of 69 centers in Pasadena
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
2 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 27, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 18, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 18, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 30, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 27, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Apr 24, 2025 · Inspection · citation found May 5, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Staff ratios 1
Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Sep 18, 2026 Case management visit (deficiencies) Staff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
LPA observed the cots to be removed from the toddler room and assembled in preschool classrooms for nap time. The toddler room was assembled as the napping area for preschool aged children, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 18, 2026
Type B Apr 24, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(A)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 child's prescription medications did not have original prescription label or instructions for dispensing medication which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 30, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity 54 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Mar 5, 2001
Licensee Oak Knoll Kinderhaus, INC
Administrator Korina Navarro
Phone (626) 345-9929
State facility # 198006504
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Common questions

Does Oak Knoll Kinderhaus Montessori School take infants?

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

Has Oak Knoll Kinderhaus Montessori School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Oak Knoll Kinderhaus Montessori School compare with other daycares in Pasadena?

It is tied for #38 of 69 centers in Pasadena by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Oak Knoll Kinderhaus Montessori School last inspected?

Mar 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Oak Knoll Kinderhaus Montessori School cost?

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

Who runs Oak Knoll Kinderhaus Montessori School?

The licensee is Oak Knoll Kinderhaus, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Korina Navarro.

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 198006504 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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