The Woods Montessori Preschool,llc
The Woods Montessori Preschool,llc is a licensed child care center in La Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 71 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came more than 12 months ago. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that (C1), 6 years old, and (C2), 15 years were observed in room 2 with preschool children. This poses an immediate health, safety and personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does The Woods Montessori Preschool,llc take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Woods Montessori Preschool,llc had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 26, 2023, for capacity limits. Each citation is listed in full above.
When was The Woods Montessori Preschool,llc last inspected?
Mar 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Woods Montessori Preschool,llc cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Woods Montessori Preschool,llc for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes La Mesa, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Woods Montessori Preschool,llc?
The licensee is Woods Montessori Preschool,llc, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Laura Valdez-oropeza.
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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 376701518 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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