Primanti Montessori Academy · Whittier
Primanti Montessori Academy is a licensed child care center in Whittier, CA, licensed for up to 124 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 10 citations, 4 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (3 of 10). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #47 of 49 centers in Whittier and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on interview and record review, facility did not comply with the section cited as facility did not report an unsual incident that occurred on 7/15/26, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as a child sustained a fracture to femur without any staff visually supervising which poses/posed 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 one out of 91 children enrolled with an epi-pen expires on 1/31/26, however facility does not have the original packaging for the medication and the medication (epi-pen) does not have the name of the individual for which the medication has been prescribed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as facility was not able to completely isolate ill children during a diarrhea outbreak, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as a child bit another child without any staff visually supervising which poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as facility did not report an injury requiring stitches, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and review of video, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 of 105 children in care who were left unsupervised and exited facility gates without supervision which poses/posed an immediate 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 3 of 5 staff files reviewed which are missing proof of core competency courses needed for teachers which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 of 2 classes with childrens cots stacked and bedding touching which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, 3 of 9 staff present in Preschool Rooms had no fingerprint clearance transfered to facility, which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not prevent the spread of illness at the facility
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Common questions
Does Primanti Montessori Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Primanti Montessori Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 4 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 18, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Primanti Montessori Academy?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Primanti Montessori Academy compare with other daycares in Whittier?
It is tied for #47 of 49 centers in Whittier by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Primanti Montessori Academy last inspected?
Dec 5, 2025. The state issued at least one citation 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 Whittier, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 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 198019814 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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