Vermont Montessori · Infant Center, Los Angeles
Vermont Montessori is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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; LPA Clayton interviews with staff and a Witness that S4 handled children in a rough manner, violating his personal rights which poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to children in care. 8 no later than December 21, 2024.
Director stated that she did not complete or submit an Unusual Incident Report to the Department when she was notified of the occurence, which poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to chldren in care.
(b) The needs and services plan shall be in writing and shall include the following: (2) Infants up to 12 months of age shall have 1 Director will have parent of each infant under the age of 12months complete the LIC9227 Individual Infant Sleeping Plan and place into child file. Director will email LPA a copy of form by POC date of 08/11/23. a completed Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)], which is incorporated by reference. Licensee did not comply with the above regulation by file review. LPA did not observe a LIC9227 in infant file during inspection
Complaint investigations
PERSONAL RIGHTS: Staff handled infant in care in a rough manner
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Does Vermont Montessori take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Vermont Montessori had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 11, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Vermont Montessori?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Vermont Montessori last inspected?
Sep 19, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Vermont Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Vermont Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Vermont Montessori?
The licensee is K-step Montessori INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Silvia Flores Rodriguez.
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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 197494880 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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