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Sunflower Montessori School

15520 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, CA 91406 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Sunflower Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Van Nuys, CA, licensed for up to 57 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. The state issued 2 citations, 1 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 once since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
1 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
1 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
2 citations from 1 state visit since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 25, 2024

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Apr 25, 2024 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct 1
Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Apr 25, 2024 Inspection Caregiver conduct
Personal Rights
Based on interview and observation, the center has not yet conducted their lead testing appointment as of 04/25/24, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 31, 2024
Type B Apr 25, 2024 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on observation and record review, staff did not have their immunization, records in the file during the inspection, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 31, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity 57 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 14, 1994
Licensee Sunflower Montessori School
Administrator Hamzathul Roshana Rashad
Phone (818) 781-3662
State facility # 191203781
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Common questions

Does Sunflower Montessori School take infants?

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

Has Sunflower Montessori School had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 25, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

When was Sunflower Montessori School last inspected?

Apr 25, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Sunflower Montessori School cost?

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

Who runs Sunflower Montessori School?

The licensee is Sunflower Montessori School, and the administrator listed with the state is Hamzathul Roshana Rashad.

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 191203781 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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