Smart Montessori School
Smart Montessori School was a licensed child care center in Tujunga, CA, licensed for up to 79 children. Its license closed around March 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 substantiated, and issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
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on 01/11/24, Child #1 pushed Child #2. Staff #1 disclosed grabbing Child #1 by the wrist/arm due to pushing Child #2. placed them in a seated position. Child #1 began to cry, and Staff #1 began to rub their left arm/hand. 1 Assistant site supervisor stated she will submit a written plan of correction indicating the steps she will take to avoid similar incidents in the future. The plan of correction shall be submitted to the Department no later than 06/14/24. Additionally the facility will outsource training concerning Personal Rights Child #1 was taken to the doctor for evaluation and was diagnosed with an unspecified fracture of the lower end of the left radius. This is a Type A deficiency that poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. An immediate civil penalty of $500 has been assessed as of result of child #1 sustaining an injury. 8 and Working with Children with Challenging Behaviors. The training shall be conducted in Korean to ensure staff #1 can fully participate. The Assistant Site Supervisor will submit a copy of the training agenda with the…
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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 198010149 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.