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Pennsylvania Avenue Montessori Infant Care

3966 Pennsylvania Avenue, La Crescenta, CA 91214 · Los Angeles County
Infant center

Pennsylvania Avenue Montessori Infant Care is a licensed child care center in La Crescenta, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 10 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #6 of 8 centers in La Crescenta and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 88% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #6 of 8 centers in La Crescenta
1 Type A citations
9 Type B citations
4 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
10 citations from 8 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) Apr 30, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 27, 2026 · Inspection · citation found May 1, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 24, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Jul 8, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 3, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Jun 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 17, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork 3
Supervision 3
Health & medication 2
Sleep safety 1
Food & feeding 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Mar 27, 2026 Inspection Records & paperwork
Changes to infant needs and services plan §101419.3(a)
Based on observations, records review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA reviewed 9 infant files and did not observe updated needs and service plan for infants enrolled, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 10, 2026
Type B Apr 24, 2025 Inspection Sleep safety
Infant sleeping equipment §101439.1(e)(1)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in facility does not change infant bedding daily, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 28, 2025
Type B Apr 24, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(B)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3 children has prescribed medication, however it is not in its original contain and LPA can not identify who it belows too, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 2, 2025
Type B Apr 24, 2025 Inspection Records & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)(8)(C)
Based on observation interview record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3 children in missing Consent for Emergency Medical Treatment (LIC 627) for LPA to review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 28, 2025
Type B Apr 24, 2025 Inspection Records & paperwork
Infant needs and services plan §101419.2(b)(2)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 infants are missing a completedIndividual Infant sleep plan (LIC9227) for LPA to review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 28, 2025
Type B Jun 3, 2024 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on observations, interview and records review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, during the review staff #1 and Staff # 2, were missing proof of immunization, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 24, 2024
Type B Jun 3, 2024 Inspection Supervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(C)
Based on observations, interviews and records review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Per Facility Represantative they were not recording 15 minute checks, ] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 17, 2024
Type A Mar 17, 2022 Inspection Supervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(1)
Based on LPAs Eivazian and Kurdoglyan observed on 03/03/2022 during Preschool Annual inspection, at 9:42 a.m., child#1 was napping in infant crib room alone without any adult supervision. All infants and teachers were outside on playarea at that time. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 18, 2022
Type B Mar 17, 2022 Inspection Supervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(B)
Based on LPA Eivazian observations and record review on 03/17/2022, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above and infant teachers did not document physically supervision of infants while sleeping every 15 minutes which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 18, 2022
Type B Mar 17, 2022 Inspection Food & feeding
Infant food service §101427(b)(3)(B)
Based on record review that was completed by LPA Eivazian on 03/17/2022, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above and staff did not record each infant feeding schedule daily which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 18, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity 20 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Mar 22, 2010
Licensee Sondra Wise Kumaraperu
Administrator Sondra Wise
Phone (818) 249-6618
State facility # 198015236
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Common questions

Does Pennsylvania Avenue Montessori Infant Care take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Pennsylvania Avenue Montessori Infant Care had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 17, 2022, for care and supervision of infants. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Pennsylvania Avenue Montessori Infant Care compare with other daycares in La Crescenta?

It is tied for #6 of 8 centers in La Crescenta by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Pennsylvania Avenue Montessori Infant Care last inspected?

Mar 27, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Pennsylvania Avenue Montessori Infant Care cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Pennsylvania Avenue Montessori Infant Care for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes La Crescenta, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Pennsylvania Avenue Montessori Infant Care?

The licensee is Sondra Wise Kumaraperu, and the administrator listed with the state is Sondra Wise.

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 198015236 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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