Taproot Montessori Preschool - La Mesa
Taproot Montessori Preschool - La Mesa is a licensed child care center in La Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 34 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Common questions
Does Taproot Montessori Preschool - La Mesa take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Taproot Montessori Preschool - La Mesa had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
When was Taproot Montessori Preschool - La Mesa last inspected?
Jul 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Taproot Montessori Preschool - La Mesa cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Taproot Montessori Preschool - La Mesa for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes La Mesa, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Taproot Montessori Preschool - La Mesa?
The licensee is Taproot, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Karla Uvina.
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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 376701525 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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