P.v. Peninsula Montessori School
P.v. Peninsula Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, licensed for up to 156 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 and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 10 centers in Rancho Palos Verdes and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does P.v. Peninsula Montessori School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has P.v. Peninsula Montessori School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about P.v. Peninsula Montessori School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does P.v. Peninsula Montessori School compare with other daycares in Rancho Palos Verdes?
It is tied for #1 of 10 centers in Rancho Palos Verdes by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was P.v. Peninsula Montessori School last inspected?
Apr 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does P.v. Peninsula Montessori School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask P.v. Peninsula Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Rancho Palos Verdes, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs P.v. Peninsula Montessori School?
The licensee is P.v. Peninsula Montessori School, and the administrator listed with the state is Shane Hickson.
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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 197408362 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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