Wee Care Montessori Center · Preschool, Duarte
Wee Care Montessori Center is a licensed child care center in Duarte, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (4 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #7 of 10 centers in Duarte and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. All the fire extinguishers in the facility were last serviced on 03/24/2024 and need to be serviced.
Based on record review, 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. Facility has not done any drills since November 2024.
Based on observation, 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. Wood furniture and wood poles need sand and repainted to prevent splinters.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the door exiting to the parking lot from the Owls classroom and the door exiting to the outside storage closet were observed to be accessible by children. LPAs observed the 2 doors (in the Butterfly classroom) leading to the outside to be accessible by children which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Does Wee Care Montessori Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Wee Care Montessori Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 24, 2025, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Wee Care Montessori Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Wee Care Montessori Center compare with other daycares in Duarte?
It is tied for #7 of 10 centers in Duarte by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Wee Care Montessori Center last inspected?
Jul 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Wee Care Montessori Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Wee Care Montessori Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Duarte, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Wee Care Montessori Center?
The licensee is Ashfield Corporation, and the administrator listed with the state is Melani Abeyratne.
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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 198018426 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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