Valor Montessori Preparatory School
Valor Montessori Preparatory School is a licensed child care center in Winnetka, CA, licensed for up to 111 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 7 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (3 of 7). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #2 of 8 centers in Winnetka and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 persons which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 persons which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 4 persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 4 persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 6 persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Valor Montessori Preparatory School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Valor Montessori Preparatory School had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 15, 2024, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Valor Montessori Preparatory School compare with other daycares in Winnetka?
It is tied for #2 of 8 centers in Winnetka by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Valor Montessori Preparatory School last inspected?
Dec 16, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Valor Montessori Preparatory School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Valor Montessori Preparatory School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Winnetka, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Valor Montessori Preparatory School?
The licensee is Jgds INC. & Janika Sutherland, and the administrator listed with the state is Janika Surtherland.
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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 197494716 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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