Turning Point Montessori · Canoga Park
Turning Point Montessori was a licensed child care center in Canoga Park, CA, licensed for up to 45 children. Its license closed around March 2024. Since February 2021, the state inspected it once, investigated 1 complaint (0 substantiated) and issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
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Based on observation and interview], during inspection, the licensee could not locate the carbon monoxide detector, 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.
101216.3 Teacher-Child Ratio (a)There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance.This requirement was not met as evidenced based on 1 Owner will reduce the classroom size and hire a teachers assistant. Owner will provide proof of class reduction or documenation of hiring an additional staff member. LPA observation of 14 children in classroom #1 being supervised by 1 teacher.This poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to children in care. 8
101215.1 Child Care Center Directors Qualifications and Duties (f) (1)(1) If the child care center director is absent for more than 30 consecutive calendar days, the substitute director shall meet the qualifications of a director.This requirement was not met as evidenced based on 1 Owner will provide a required documentation to the El Segundo Regional Office by 11/11/2021 LPA's record review directors documentation was incomplete and missing forms.This poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to children in care. 8
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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 197418412 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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