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Westside Montessori

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Montessori
Ages
Ages 2–5
Teacher ratio
1:12 (CA min)

757 Pier Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405

Visit website ↗(310) 402-4549Directions ↗Licensed for 22
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Licensing & safety record

Citations on file
1
1 serious (Type A)
Complaint visits
1
Last visit
9/12/2025
Total visits
4

Citations are part of routine licensing oversight and range from minor (Type B) to serious (Type A). A citation alone doesn't mean a program is unsafe — read the full reports for context.

Source: California Dept. of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (updated 2025-09-29). View official inspection reports →

About this preschool

Westside Montessori offers Montessori-based education emphasizing self-motivated, child-oriented learning with multi-age grouping and concrete materials. Programs serve toddlers through elementary-age children with classroom instruction and diverse after-school activities.

Philosophy
Respect for individual differences, self-motivation and child-oriented learning process, multi-age grouping whereby students learn from observation of others' work, students learn at their own pace free to pursue subjects deeply according to personal enthusiasm, learning through practicing subject matters with teacher supervision as needed, use of classroom as resource room, knowledge acquired through concrete materials scientifically designed to enhance conceptual thinking and lead to abstraction linked to reality, testing built into method for self-correction and reaching competence.
Ages served
18 months to 12 years old

Programs

  • •Toddler Program (18 months to 3 years)
  • •Primary School Program (3 to 6 years)
  • •Elementary Program (6 to 12 years)
  • •After School Programs (drawing, karate martial arts, Spanish, dance, soccer, gymnastics, coding, chess, fencing, choir, journalism, crochet & crafts, cross-country track)
  • •Montessori Summer Program (18 months to 12 years)

Highlights

  • ✓Montessori-trained faculty and screened independent providers
  • ✓Three-year Primary cycle with emphasis on reading, writing, and math leaps
  • ✓STEAM projects included in summer sessions
  • ✓Multi-age classroom environment

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