Telstar Montessori Child Care Center · Infant Center, El Monte
Telstar Montessori Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in El Monte, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #18 of 22 centers in El Monte and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers.
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101226.3 Observation of the Child (b) Any unusual behavior, any injury or signs of illness requiring assessment and/or administration of first aid by staff shall be reported to the child's authorized representative and recorded in the child's record. 1 Per Director, they will conduct a meeting with staff regarding observation and reporting to parents. A written plan on how to stay in compliance and meeting notes will be submitted to LPA by
Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that Infant # 1 was observed to swaddled with a thick blanket, head on a boppy pillow laying on a mat. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed 1 infant sleeping in a crib with a blanket hanging from the rails and a sound machine next to their head. Additionally, LPA observed 4 infants sleeping on mats with blankets.
Per Director all children do not fit in the designated nap area and are in the process of applying to add another infant classroom. Director will review regulations on activity and sleeping requirement and will submit a written plan to LPA by
Based on LPA observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the classroom is used as a nap area for the children who sleep on mats, rather than using the designated nap area which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not report infant’s injuries to authorized representative
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Common questions
Does Telstar Montessori Child Care Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Telstar Montessori Child Care Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 10, 2023. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Telstar Montessori Child Care Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Telstar Montessori Child Care Center compare with other daycares in El Monte?
It is #18 of 22 centers in El Monte by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Telstar Montessori Child Care Center last inspected?
Jan 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Telstar Montessori Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Telstar Montessori Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes El Monte, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Telstar Montessori Child Care Center?
The licensee is K-step Montessori INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Gabriela Dominguez.
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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 198011043 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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