Village Park Montessori Preschool
Village Park Montessori Preschool is a licensed child care center in Torrance, CA, licensed for up to 52 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 4 complaints, all of them substantiated. The state issued 12 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (4 of 12). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #38 of 41 centers in Torrance and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers.
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LPA observed multiple moments of lack of supervision on 03/16/26 1 1. Director will ensure staff are communicating when they need to step away from children. 2. Director will discuss the importance of regulation 101229(1) with staff individually and will send LPA a copy of all persons spoken to 3. Director will ensure children are being supervised at all times. Due Date: 3/16/26
(5) The following shall be offered daily: (A) Full-day programs shall offer a midmorning and a midafternoon snack. (C) Half-day programs shall offer a midmorning or midafternoon snack Based on interviews condcuted, the licensee did not comply with the Moving Forward the facility shall offer a midmorning and a midafternoon snack. Due Date: O1/05/2025 section cited above, which poses/posed a potential safety or personal rights risk to persons in care 8
Based on observation/ record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 40 persons which 1 Director will speak to staff regarding the importance of ensuring the person dropping and picking up are signing the children in/out. Due by 11/13/2025 poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
(a) Any form of discipline or punishment that violates a child's personal rights as specified in Section 101223 shall not be permitted regardless of authorized representative consent or authorization. Director will discuess personal rights with each staff and ensure each staff is using a soft voice when speaking to children in care. Director will submit in writing documenting above conversation Due 08/07/25
failure to report the alleged incident(s) 06/06/24 and 06/12/25 within the regulatory timeframe. 1 Licensee, Director and Assistant Director must take the Component II: Operations and Record Keeping Due date: 08/05/25
failure to report the alleged incident(s) 06/06/24 and 06/12/25 within the regulatory timeframe. 1 Licensee, Director and Assistant Director must take the Component II: Operations and Record Keeping Due date: 08/05/25
The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirements is not met as evidence by Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee must ensure the child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times.
Based on (interview) (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 7 out of 48 persons which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 4 persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out 4 persons of which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on (interview)/ (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 4 persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation/ record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 7 out of 48 persons which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
NEGLECT/LACK OF SUPERVISION - Staff did not ensure children were supervised at all times
Food Service-Licensee is not ensuring that day care children are provided snacks while in care.
Personal Rights- Staff yelled at daycare children.
Phyical Plant- Staff do not ensure the day care center is free of mold
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Village Park Montessori Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Village Park Montessori Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 16, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Village Park Montessori Preschool?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 4. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Village Park Montessori Preschool compare with other daycares in Torrance?
It is #38 of 41 centers in Torrance by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Village Park Montessori Preschool last inspected?
Jun 10, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Village Park Montessori Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Village Park Montessori Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Torrance, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Village Park Montessori Preschool?
The licensee is Shirani Perera, and the administrator listed with the state is Perera. Shirani.
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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 197494781 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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