Walnut Montessori-preschool Academy · Infant Center, West Covina
Walnut Montessori-preschool Academy is a licensed child care center in West Covina, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 25 centers in West Covina and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Walnut Montessori-preschool Academy take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Walnut Montessori-preschool Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Walnut Montessori-preschool Academy?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Walnut Montessori-preschool Academy compare with other daycares in West Covina?
It is tied for #1 of 25 centers in West Covina by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Walnut Montessori-preschool Academy last inspected?
Mar 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Walnut Montessori-preschool Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Walnut Montessori-preschool Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes West Covina, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Walnut Montessori-preschool Academy?
The licensee is Sunland Walnut Montessori-preschool, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Harvinderpal Vaghela.
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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 198017096 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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