Sunny Hills Montessori Academy
Sunny Hills Montessori Academy is a licensed child care center in Riverside, CA, licensed for up to 108 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 0 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). All 2 came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Facility will submit a written plan of action to the department to ensure that children's nap equipment will be healthful and comfortable by
Facility will complete training on staff/child interactions and communication with children by
Complaint investigations
Staff spoke inappropriately to daycare children
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Common questions
Has Sunny Hills Montessori Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Sunny Hills Montessori Academy?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How much does Sunny Hills Montessori Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sunny Hills Montessori Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Riverside, was $1,249 a month for infants (about $1,580 today), $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) and $767 a month for school-age children (about $970 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Sunny Hills Montessori Academy?
The licensee is Sunny Hills Montessori Academy INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Lucita Vaughn.
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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 334846779 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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