Berkeley · Licensed center
Global Montessori International School
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 90 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 8 licensing inspections since November 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Nov 4, 2025Nothing cited
- Oct 16, 2025Nothing cited
- Jan 15, 2025Nothing cited
- Jan 7, 2025Nothing cited
Apr 23, 20241 citation
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 was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, it has been determined that the facility did not test the water used for drinking and food preparationd for lead, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
Nov 7, 20231 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interviews it was determined that a child was able to leave to the playground and was unsupervised for approximately 5 minutes, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Nov 28, 2022Nothing cited
- Nov 22, 2022Nothing cited
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
- November 4, 2025
- On file
- 8 visits since November 2022 — 6 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interviews it was determined that a child was able to leave to the playground and was unsupervised for approximately 5 minutes, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
· November 7, 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.
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 23, 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 was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, it has been determined that the facility did not test the water used for drinking and food preparationd for lead, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Nov 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 7, 2023
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interviews it was determined that a child was able to leave to the playground and was unsupervised for approximately 5 minutes, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 845-6969
- Address
- 2830 - 9th St, Berkeley, 94710
- License
- 013420951
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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 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.