San Jose · Licensed center
Empire Montessori Preschool
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 31 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 8 licensing inspections since September 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 15, 20261 citation
CCR 101429(a)(2)(B)Type B
“Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants: (a) In addition to Section 101229, the following shall apply: (2) Sleeping infant(s) shall be directly observed... (B) Staff shall physically check on sleeping infant(s) every 15 minutes and document... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview,the facility did not comply with the section cited above by not logging 15-minute sleep checks for infants under the age of 2 years old, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101429(a)(2)(B)
- Nov 14, 2025Nothing cited
- Sep 10, 2025Nothing cited
- Apr 11, 2024Nothing cited
- Nov 17, 2023Nothing cited
- Oct 18, 2023Nothing cited
- Sep 20, 2023Nothing cited
Sep 21, 20222 citations
CCR 101239.1(b)(5)Type B
“101239.1 Napping Equipment (b) Floor mats used for napping shall be: (5) Maintained in a safe condition with no exposed foam. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The floor mats provided for infant napping were observed to have visible foam and taping, which is not maintained in a safe condition for infants which poses a potential risk for the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.”
CCR 101239.1(b)(5)
HSC1596.841Type B
“1596.841 Each child day care facility shall maintain a current roster of children who are provided care in the facility. The roster shall include the name, address, and daytime telephone number of the child's parent or guardian, and the name and telephone number of the child's physician. This roster shall be available to the licensing agency upon request. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Not all children present at the facility today were on the children's roster which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.”
HSC1596.841
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 8 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 8 times split: about a quarter had fewer, about a quarter the same, and about half more (80 centers).
How all 80 Bay Area centers inspected 8 times compare
Of the 80 Bay Area centers the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None5%
- 1 of 823%
- 2 of 828%This center
- 3 of 818%
- 4 of 815%
- 5 of 88%
- 6 of 85%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- April 15, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since September 2022 — 6 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants: (a) In addition to Section 101229, the following shall apply: (2) Sleeping infant(s) shall be directly observed... (B) Staff shall physically check on sleeping infant(s) every 15 minutes and document... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview,the facility did not comply with the section cited above by not logging 15-minute sleep checks for infants under the age of 2 years old, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· April 15, 2026
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.
Apr 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 15, 2026
CCR 101429(a)(2)(B) · Type B
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants: (a) In addition to Section 101229, the following shall apply: (2) Sleeping infant(s) shall be directly observed... (B) Staff shall physically check on sleeping infant(s) every 15 minutes and document... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview,the facility did not comply with the section cited above by not logging 15-minute sleep checks for infants under the age of 2 years old, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Sep 2022 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · September 21, 2022
CCR 101239.1(b)(5) · Type B
101239.1 Napping Equipment (b) Floor mats used for napping shall be: (5) Maintained in a safe condition with no exposed foam. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The floor mats provided for infant napping were observed to have visible foam and taping, which is not maintained in a safe condition for infants which poses a potential risk for the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
HSC1596.841 · Type B
1596.841 Each child day care facility shall maintain a current roster of children who are provided care in the facility. The roster shall include the name, address, and daytime telephone number of the child's parent or guardian, and the name and telephone number of the child's physician. This roster shall be available to the licensing agency upon request. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Not all children present at the facility today were on the children's roster which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (408) 295-5900
- Address
- 499 N 11th St, San Jose, 95112
- License
- 434414155
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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.
All checked November 2026.
State record
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.