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Santa Monica Montessori School

Licensed & activeAges PreschoolUp to 97 children

1909 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Safety record

11 citations across 10 licensing visits

2 were Type A (an immediate risk to health or safety). 4 complaints were investigated; 5 allegations were substantiated. California licensing visits since 2021.

Facilities & equipmentCorrection was due Nov 22, 2024Nov 12, 2024
Outdoor Activity Space (§101238.2(d)(2))
Staff qualifications & clearancesCorrection was due Sep 5, 2024Sep 5, 2024
Personnel Requirements (§101216(i)(1))
Staff qualifications & clearancesCorrection was due Sep 26, 2024Sep 5, 2024
Personnel Records (§101217(a)(11))

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California CCLD licensing visits since 2021 (inspections, complaint investigations and follow-ups), updated daily. Citations are matched to the latest visit on or before their correction due date, because the state download does not link them; Type A (immediate risk) and Type B totals are shown per visit kind.

Citations by visit kind (state totals)

Visits	Count	Type A	Type B
Licensing inspections	1	0	0
Complaint investigations	8	0	6
Other (follow-up, case management)	1	2	3

Type A: an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or rights. Type B: a potential risk if not corrected. California publishes these as totals, not per citation.

Complaints investigated

Closed	Substantiated	Unfounded
Jan 16, 2025	0	2
Nov 19, 2024	4	2
Oct 3, 2022	1	3
Nov 2, 2021	0	2

Counts are allegations per complaint, as published by CCLD. The complaint text is on the state’s report pages.

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Visits

Count

Type A

Type B

Licensing inspections

Complaint investigations

Other (follow-up, case management)

Closed

Substantiated

Inconclusive

Unfounded

Jan 16, 2025

Nov 19, 2024

Oct 3, 2022

Nov 2, 2021

Date	Inspection	Result	Findings	Evidence
Jan 6, 2025	Complaint investigation visit	Visit recorded	0	Verified
Nov 12, 2024	Complaint investigation visit	Citations issued	1	Verified
Oct 30, 2024	Complaint investigation visit	Visit recorded	0	Verified
Sep 5, 2024	Other visit (follow-up or case management)	Citations issued	5	Verified
Sep 5, 2024	Complaint investigation visit	Visit recorded	0	Verified
Mar 16, 2023	Licensing inspection	Citations issued	4	Verified
Oct 3, 2022	Complaint investigation visit	Citations issued	1	Verified
Oct 3, 2022	Complaint investigation visit	Visit recorded	0	Verified
Oct 3, 2022	Complaint investigation visit	Visit recorded	0	Verified
Oct 28, 2021	Complaint investigation visit	Visit recorded	0	Verified

Date	Code	Severity	Status	Finding (source text)
Nov 12, 2024	§101238.2(d)(2) Facilities & equipment	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Nov 22, 2024	Outdoor Activity Space (§101238.2(d)(2))
Sep 5, 2024	§101216(i)(1) Staff qualifications & clearances	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Sep 5, 2024	Personnel Requirements (§101216(i)(1))
Sep 5, 2024	§101217(a)(11) Staff qualifications & clearances	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Sep 26, 2024	Personnel Records (§101217(a)(11))
Sep 5, 2024	§1596.7995(c) Staff qualifications & clearances	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Sep 26, 2024	Staff and volunteer immunizations (flu, pertussis, measles) (§1596.7995(c))
Sep 5, 2024	§101217(a)(6) Staff qualifications & clearances	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Sep 26, 2024	Personnel Records (§101217(a)(6))
Sep 5, 2024	§101220(a)(1) Health records & medication	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Sep 26, 2024	Child's Medical Assessments (§101220(a)(1))
Mar 16, 2023	§101170(e)(1) Staff qualifications & clearances	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Mar 20, 2023	Criminal Record Clearance (§101170(e)(1))
Mar 16, 2023	§101216(g)(2) Staff qualifications & clearances	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Mar 24, 2023	Personnel Requirements (§101216(g)(2))
Mar 16, 2023	§1596.7995(a)(1) Staff qualifications & clearances	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Mar 24, 2023	Staff and volunteer immunizations (flu, pertussis, measles) (§1596.7995(a)(1))
Mar 16, 2023	§1596.8662(b)(1) Staff qualifications & clearances	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Mar 24, 2023	Mandated reporter (child abuse) training (§1596.8662(b)(1))
Oct 3, 2022	§101238(a) Facilities & equipment	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Nov 3, 2022	Buildings and Grounds (§101238(a))

Date

Code

Severity

Status

Finding (source text)

Nov 12, 2024

§101238.2(d)(2)

Facilities & equipment