South Bay Montessori School
South Bay Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Torrance, CA, licensed for up to 180 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #18 of 41 centers in Torrance and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, record review, and interview, LPA observed 27 chidlren with two fully qualified teachers in classroom K1, meaning the facility is out of ratio by 3 children. This poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to childiren in care.
Complaint investigations
Ratio: Facility is operating over ratio
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About this center
Common questions
Does South Bay Montessori School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has South Bay Montessori School had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 29, 2022, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about South Bay Montessori School?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does South Bay Montessori School compare with other daycares in Torrance?
It is tied for #18 of 41 centers in Torrance by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was South Bay Montessori School last inspected?
Apr 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does South Bay Montessori School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask South Bay Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Torrance, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs South Bay Montessori School?
The licensee is Ajdc, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Evien Estrada.
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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 197492845 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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