Fremont · Licensed center
Amba Bhavani LLC / DBA Scrabble Montessori School
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 61 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since March 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 8, 2026Nothing cited
- Mar 21, 2025Nothing cited
- Feb 12, 2024Nothing cited
Feb 9, 20232 citations
CCR 101238(e)Type A
“(e) All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools, including swimming pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spas, fish ponds or similar bodies of water, through a pool cover or by surrounding the pool with a fence. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a child sandbox in the preschool playground area had a large sand-filled play tractor toy with accumulated rainwater that was not removed after the recent rains which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101238(e)
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Type B
“(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that one new staff member did not have their Mandated Reporter completed (Child Care Provider AB1207) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)
Mar 3, 20221 citation
CCR 101229.1(b)Type B
“(b) The person who brings the child to, and removes the child from, the center shall sign the child in/out. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a parent signing in their child signed in two additional children (family members) and it caused the count of present children to be off by two which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101229.1(b)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had fewer: 64% of 457 had rules cited at 1 or none.
How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None29%
- 1 of 535%
- 2 of 523%This center
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- May 8, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since March 2022 — 3 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- Type A —
(e) All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools, including swimming pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spas, fish ponds or similar bodies of water, through a pool cover or by surrounding the pool with a fence. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a child sandbox in the preschool playground area had a large sand-filled play tractor toy with accumulated rainwater that was not removed after the recent rains which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· February 9, 2023
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.
Oct 2023 Complaint 1 of 2 allegations substantiated
Complaint · October 12, 2023
California decided each allegation separately.
Substantiated
- Other - Facility is operation outside of license terms and conditions
Unsubstantiated
- Personal Rights - Child in care sustained unexplained bruising
Substantiated: the state found it more likely than not that it happened. Unsubstantiated: the state could not tell whether it happened.
CCR 101161(a) · Type B
101161(a) The licensee shall not exceed the conditions, limitations and capacity specified in the license. This requirement was not met based upon interviews. LPA was informed that a child under the age of 2 years old was at the facility. This facility is licensed for children starting at the age of 2 years old. This poses a potential safety risk to the child and children in care.
Feb 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · February 9, 2023
CCR 101238(e) · Type A
(e) All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools, including swimming pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spas, fish ponds or similar bodies of water, through a pool cover or by surrounding the pool with a fence. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a child sandbox in the preschool playground area had a large sand-filled play tractor toy with accumulated rainwater that was not removed after the recent rains which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) · Type B
(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that one new staff member did not have their Mandated Reporter completed (Child Care Provider AB1207) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Mar 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 3, 2022
CCR 101229.1(b) · Type B
(b) The person who brings the child to, and removes the child from, the center shall sign the child in/out. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a parent signing in their child signed in two additional children (family members) and it caused the count of present children to be off by two which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 797-9945
- Address
- 38660 Lexington St., Fremont, 94536
- License
- 013423061
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 3 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=1, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=1, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=1. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Who runs it 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.