Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.56
- Local median
- 0.2
MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF LA PUENTE
846 N. ORANGE AVENUE, La Puente, CA 91744
- Facility:
- 198013166
- Type:
- DAY CARE CENTER
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 138
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionMay 1, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsMay 1, 2026
Summary
This summary covers nine available inspections for MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF LA PUENTE from June 21, 2022 through May 1, 2026.
Four inspections recorded violations, with five recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on August 14, 2024 and involved child guidance, with a due date of August 30, 2024.
That higher-concern topic showed up in two inspections.
Four later inspections, from September 12, 2024 through May 1, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 9
- Recorded violations
- 5
- Higher-concern violations
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 1
2 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
9 total inspections vs 4 local median in 91744
Compared to 23 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 11%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 44%
- Local median
- 20%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.09
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Child guidance
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
February 9, 2024August 14, 2024Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or.... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews with children and staff that meals are being thrown out before children have an opportunity to be finished. This poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 30, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(3)
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- 101212 Reporting Requirements (d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d) (1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours...... This requirement was not met as evidence by record review. The facility sent the report via email on 1/26/2024 and the incident occurred on 1/23/2024, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Report comments
- during its normal business hours...... This requirement was not met as evidence by record review. The facility sent the report via email on 1/26/2024 and the incident occurred on 1/23/2024, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 9, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101212 - 101212
- Official code
- 101212
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223 Personal Rights (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference.... This requirement was not met as evidence by interviews. Staff memebr grabbed a child by the arm in a forceful way, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Report comments
- This requirement was not met as evidence by interviews. Staff memebr grabbed a child by the arm in a forceful way, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 9, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223 - 101223
- Official code
- 101223
No recorded violations in this report
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- 101219(b)(4) (b) Admission agreements shall specify the following: (1) Basic services...... (4) Modification conditions, including the requirement that the child's authorized representative be given at least 30-calendar-days prior written notice of any basic rate change. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review the facility did not give parents 30 days notice when making changes to admission agreement which poses a potential Personal Rights risk to children in care.
- Report comments
- This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review the facility did not give parents 30 days notice when making changes to admission agreement which poses a potential Personal Rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 13, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101219(b)(4) - 101219(b)(4)
- Official code
- 101219(b)(4)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- Buildings and Grounds (a) 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 requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, LPAs observed spider webs in the corner of the classrooms, spider webs on outdoor play equipment and dead mosquitos on classroom window seals which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 1, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238(a) - 101238(a)
- Official code
- 101238(a)