Child care center and infant center · Duarte, California
Wee Care Montessori Center
Duarte · Licensed for 88 children · licensed since 2015
Preschools aren’t tested, scored or ranked.
Licensed since 2015. 1 serious violation across 5 state visits to its center licence.
Common questions
Is it licensed?
Yes: an active child care center licence, no. 198018426, first issued July 24, 2015. It holds 2 licences in all. Evidence ↓
Has the state found problems?
5 state visits on file for licence 198018426, with 1 Type A finding and 2 Type B findings across them. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety. Evidence ↓
How many children are there?
Up to 88 children at once under the licences. That’s the state’s maximum, not current enrollment; ask how many are enrolled and their ages. Evidence ↓
More questions (3)
What does it cost?
We have no source for its prices. Ask for the weekly or monthly rate and what it includes. Evidence ↓
When could my child start free TK instead?
The September after they turn 4: TK is free at public elementary schools for children who turn 4 by September 1. 3 public and charter campuses in Duarte have a TK class. Evidence ↓
How do I visit?
Call (626) 359-6011 and ask to visit during the day, while children are there. Evidence ↓
State licensing
What does the state record about Wee Care Montessori Center?
Two licences: a child care center for 48 children and an infant center for 40.
California Community Care Licensing
Child Care Center, licence 198018426
Licensed for 48 children since 2015: 5 state visits on file, 1 Type A finding. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety.
- StatusActive
- Licensed capacity48 childrenThe most allowed at once, not current openings or group size
- First licensedJuly 24, 2015When this licence was issued
- State visits on file5Latest recorded visit: July 8, 2026
- Type A findings1Across 5 state visits
- Type B findings2Across 5 state visits. CCLD reports findings as totals, not tied to a visit
- Complaint visits0Investigations; the record doesn’t show whether complaints were upheld
- Citation codes listed101238(a), 101174(d), 101239(n)A code doesn’t say when a finding happened or whether it was corrected
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing · synced August 13, 2026 · Full state record for licence 198018426 ↗
Infant Center, licence 198018427
Licensed for 40 children since 2015: 7 state visits on file, no Type A finding. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety.
- StatusActive
- Licensed capacity40 children
- First licensedJuly 23, 2015When this licence was issued
- State visits on file7Latest recorded visit: July 8, 2026
- Type A findings0Across 7 state visits
- Type B findings0Across 7 state visits. CCLD reports findings as totals, not tied to a visit
- Complaint visits4Investigations; the record doesn’t show whether complaints were upheld
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing · synced August 13, 2026 · Full state record for licence 198018427 ↗
Licensing records describe regulatory oversight, not teaching or daily experience. Check the state’s current inspection records ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Ask: When was your last state licensing visit, and what did it find?
Visit dates and visit types, licence 198018426
Dates are listed as supplied by CCLD. Finding totals above are not attached to individual visits.
- Inspection visits
- 4
- Other visits
- 1
Visit dates and visit types, licence 198018427
Dates are listed as supplied by CCLD. Finding totals above are not attached to individual visits.
- Inspection visits
- 3
- Other visits
- 0
Complaint information date: 07/30/2025
TK and kindergarten
When could free TK start instead?
California’s public transitional kindergarten (TK) is free for children who turn 4 by September 1.
California’s TK rule
- Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8)0.9 mi · Duarte Unified
- Bradoaks Elementary Science Academy1.1 mi · Monrovia Unified
- Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (PK-8)1.2 mi · Duarte Unified
2 more nearby
- Monroe Elementary1.6 mi · Monrovia Unified
- Valley View Academy of Technology and Creative Learning (TK-6)1.7 mi · Duarte Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary; check TK and kindergarten entry with the district.
Next steps
How do I visit Wee Care Montessori Center, and what should I ask?
- When was your last state licensing visit, and what did it find?
- Licensed for 88 children across two licences (48 child care, 40 infant): how many share your child’s room, and with how many adults?
- Which ages do you take, and how does a new child settle in?
- What are the daily hours and closure dates, and is there care before or after?
- What does a year cost in total, and when could our child start?
- The state record shows 1 Type A finding: what changed afterwards?
On a visit, watch how adults talk with children, how play and rest are set up, and how staff handle a hard morning.
- Address
- 1014 Highland Avenue, Duarte 91010
- Phone
- (626) 359-6011
- Licensed as
- Child Care Center + Infant Center
- Licence numbers
- 198018426 · 198018427
Source recordsstate licensing
The inspection source covers child care centers, not family child care homes. Check each license’s sync date and the current state reports, then confirm routines and enrollment with the program.
Data source: California Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) · Licensing record synced August 13, 2026
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