Primanti Montessori Academy · Whitier
Primanti Montessori Academy is a licensed child care center in Whitier, CA, licensed for up to 54 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 8 complaints, 4 of them substantiated. The state issued 9 citations, 5 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (4 of 9). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #2275 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on video footage received, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as children were observed not being treated in a safe, comfortable manner which poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and observation, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as staff are not visually supervising children at all times which poses/posed an potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in 1 of 41 children in care whose diaper was put on too tight causing abrasions on sides of groin which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as children from the Toddler Classroom are being taken to the Infant Classroom to combine with infants for care, which poses/posed an potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 of 45 children in care who were left unsupervised and sustained burns on the feet due to staff neglect which poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 15 infants present who were not visually supervised while sleeping at all times which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 15 out of 15 Sleep Logs for Infants and for all toddlers under 2 years of age, which were not completed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, 2 of 4 staff were present in the Infant Room with no fingerprint clearance transfered to facility, which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) interviews conducted, the Director 1 Director shall submit a detailed staff schedule outlining staff room assignments and coverage. Per Director, they are continuously trying to hire additional staff. Director will also conduct a training on teacher-child ratios and provide a copy of the sign-in sheet and training agenda by the
Complaint investigations
Children are not afforded personal rights
Due to lack of supervison, child received injuries
Staff did not properly strap diaper causing red marks
Day care child sustained injuries due to staff neglect
Facility is operating out of ratio.
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Common questions
Does Primanti Montessori Academy take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Primanti Montessori Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 5 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 17, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Primanti Montessori Academy?
California investigated 8 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 4. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Primanti Montessori Academy compare with other daycares in Los Angeles County?
It is tied for #2275 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Primanti Montessori Academy last inspected?
Dec 5, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Primanti Montessori Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Primanti Montessori Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Whitier, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Primanti Montessori Academy?
The licensee is Sunland Primanti Montessori Academy INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Maribeth Peralta.
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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 198019813 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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