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Santa Monica Montessori School

1909 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404 · Los Angeles County
2 substantiated complaints Child care center (preschool)

Santa Monica Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Santa Monica, CA, licensed for up to 97 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 6 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 11 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough history California has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
2 Type A citations
9 Type B citations
1 Inspections
2 of 6 Complaints substantiated
11 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 16, 2023

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jan 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 30, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 5, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 5, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Mar 16, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Oct 3, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Oct 28, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 3
Health & medication 3
Building & playground safety 2
Records & paperwork 2
Background checks 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Oct 30, 2024 Complaint investigation Building & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(d)(2)
LPAs observed two protruding small pipes in the outdoor yard/basket ball court and one small protruding pipe near the metal outdoor gate, making the area potentially hazardous to the children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 22, 2024
Type A Sep 5, 2024 Case management visit (other) Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(i)(1)
LPA Laureano reviewed Guardian with faciltiy and confirmed one staff member did not have a Criminal Record Clearance prior to employment at the Child Care Center for 3 days. 8 enrolled over the next 12 months copies of the Licensing Report containing the Type A violation and maintain a signed LIC 9224 the above mentioned childrens files.
Plan of correction due Sep 5, 2024
Type B Sep 5, 2024 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(a)(11)
out of 10 staff files did not have a completed Health Screening LIC 503.
Plan of correction due Sep 26, 2024
Type B Sep 5, 2024 Complaint investigation Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(c)
(c) The day care center shall maintain documentation of the required immunizations or exemptions from immunization, as set forth in this section, in the person’s personnel record that is maintained by the day care center. 1 Facility agrees to collect proof of immunization records: MMR and Dtap for the 6 incomplete staff files. Proof will be emailed to LPA. This requierment is not met as evidence by: 6 out of 10 staff files did not have proof of immunization record: MMR and dtap 8
Plan of correction due Sep 26, 2024
Type B Sep 5, 2024 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(a)(6)
out of 10 staff files did not have a valid Mandated Reporter Training completed on file. 8 https://mandatedreporterca.com/training/child-care-providers
Plan of correction due Sep 26, 2024
Type B Sep 5, 2024 Complaint investigation Health & medication
Children's medical assessments §101220(a)(1)
(a) Prior to, or within 30 calendar days following the enrollment of a child, the licensee shall obtain a written medical assessment of the child... (1) Such assessment shall be performed by, or under the supervision of, a licensed physician, and shall not be more than one year old when obtained. Facility agrees to have the LIC 701 completed and proof will be sent to LPA via email. This requierment is not met as evidence by: 1 out of 7 children's file were incomplete, missing a completed Physician's Report. 8
Plan of correction due Sep 26, 2024
Type A Mar 16, 2023 Inspection Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 individuals do not have finger prints associated to facility, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 20, 2023
Type B Mar 16, 2023 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 files did not have proof of immunization, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 24, 2023
Type B Mar 16, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 staff have not completed the training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 24, 2023
Type B Mar 16, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 file, F. Gonzalez not having health screening, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 24, 2023
Type B Oct 3, 2022 Complaint investigation Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
On 06/30/2022, a homeless man entered the facility through the backdoors 1 Facility to install a dead bolt or additional door lock to ensure the safety of children, employees and visitors. Licensee will email a photo to LPA Martinez no later than 11/03/2022. of the alley which were not locked. The homeless man came upon a staff who stayed calm and talked the homeless man back out the building. This is a Type B citation and poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 3, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Jan 6, 2025 Complaint investigation received Oct 23, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Nov 12, 2024 Complaint investigation received Aug 21, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Oct 30, 2024 Complaint investigation received Aug 21, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Physical Plant: Staff do not ensure that playground is free from hazards.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Substantiated Sep 5, 2024 Complaint investigation received Aug 21, 2024
Substantiated allegations:
Record Keeping: Staff records are outdated/incomplete.
Record Keeping: Staff is providing care and supervision to daycare children without the proper required training.
Reord Keeping: Children's files are incomplete.
4 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Oct 3, 2022 Complaint investigation received Jul 6, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Oct 28, 2021 Complaint investigation received Aug 12, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 97 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Dec 9, 2003
Licensee International Montessori Centers, INC.
Administrator Pamela J. Crisman
Phone (310) 829-3551
State facility # 197410539
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Common questions

Does Santa Monica Montessori School take infants?

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

Has Santa Monica Montessori School had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 5, 2024, for staff health screening and personnel requirements. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Santa Monica Montessori School?

California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

When was Santa Monica Montessori School last inspected?

Mar 16, 2023. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Santa Monica Montessori School cost?

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

Who runs Santa Monica Montessori School?

The licensee is International Montessori Centers, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Pamela J. Crisman.

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 197410539 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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