Walnut Creek · Licensed center
Alice's Montessori Learning Center - Walnut Creek
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 45 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since December 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 17, 2026Nothing cited
Dec 1, 20221 citation
CCR 101170(e)(1)Type B
“(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff P. WILLIAMS was present today and has been working here since August 2022. She does not have clearance and is not asociated to the license. Database shows she is in the process but not fully cleared. This poses an potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101170(e)(1)
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had fewer: 64% of 362 had none cited.
How all 362 Bay Area centers inspected twice compare
Of the 362 Bay Area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None64%
- 1 of 232%This center
- Both4%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 17, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since December 2022 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Dec 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 1, 2022
CCR 101170(e)(1) · Type B
(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff P. WILLIAMS was present today and has been working here since August 2022. She does not have clearance and is not asociated to the license. Database shows she is in the process but not fully cleared. This poses an potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (925) 947-0603
- Address
- 3158 Putnam Boulevard, Walnut Creek, 94597
- License
- 073403870
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.