East Palo Alto · Licensed center
Creative Montessori Learning Center
At a glance
- Large Montessori center, licensed for 120 children.
- Ages They list: toddlers and preschool age children.
- Hours 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 5 days a week.
- Tuition $2,050 a month, full time; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state lists 4 visits below. Shortlist has not read the reports behind them, so there is no share of visits that cited something to set beside other providers yet.
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
California CDSS Community Care Licensing records this provider’s license as “Closed, Change of Ownership”, closed September 23, 2026. That is the state’s own wording, quoted as published. The record below is one the state published, and the state still publishes it. Check with the provider or the state directly.
- Last visit
- June 4, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since January 2022 · 1 complaint investigation
- 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.
Jun 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · June 25, 2024
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not completing lead testing by January 1, 2023 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101212(b) · Type B
(b) The name of the child care center director, and any fully qualified teacher(s) designated to act in the child care center director's absence, shall be reported to the Department within 10 days of a change of child care center director or designee(s). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the department did not recieved documentation of the change to the new director which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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What it costs
From $2,050 a month
Bay Area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
A day here
7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 5 days a week
Schedule
- Schedule
- Full-day
How they teach
Montessori
“The Montessori program emphasizes independence, curiosity, and hands-on learning. It focuses on practical life skills, sensorial experiences, and social studies to support children's natural development in a supportive setting.”
Details
- Phone
- (650) 325-9543
- Address
- 1421 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, 94303
- License
- 410505759
- Ages they serve
- Toddlers and preschool age children
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 cmlcepa.org
What it costs
- Monthly tuition — Checked July 2026 cmlcepa.org
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 1 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 0 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=2, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=0, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=1, Type B citations=1. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
A day here
- Hours, Schedule — Checked July 2026 cmlcepa.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 cmlcepa.org
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 cmlcepa.org
- Who runs it — Checked November 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.