Oakland · Licensed center
Grand Lake Montessori
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 195 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 6 licensing inspections since December 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Dec 9, 20251 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B
“101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (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...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above C1 was left on the stairs unsupervised for 2-8 minutes which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Aug 27, 2025Nothing cited
- Aug 21, 2025Nothing cited
May 1, 20251 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced: C1 left the classroom unsupervised which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Mar 12, 2025Nothing cited
- Dec 17, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 6 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 6 times had fewer: 52% of 252 had rules cited at 1 or none.
How all 252 Bay Area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 252 Bay Area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None17%
- 1 of 635%
- 2 of 631%This center
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 66%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- April 23, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since December 2024 — 4 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- Type A —
101427(c) Infant Care Food Service ... (c) The infant shall be fed in accordance with the individual plan. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, and documents obtained the facility did not comply with the section cited above when S1 did not verify the correct bottle and... .. fed C1 almost half of the bottle containing breastmilk that belonged to C2 which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
· April 23, 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.
Feb 2026 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · February 18, 2026
CCR 101427(c) · Type A
101427(c) Infant Care Food Service ... (c) The infant shall be fed in accordance with the individual plan. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, and documents obtained the facility did not comply with the section cited above when S1 did not verify the correct bottle and... .. fed C1 almost half of the bottle containing breastmilk that belonged to C2 which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Dec 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 9, 2025
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (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...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above C1 was left on the stairs unsupervised for 2-8 minutes which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
May 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 1, 2025
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced: C1 left the classroom unsupervised which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 836-4313
- Address
- 466 Chetwood Street, Oakland, 94610
- License
- 013423772
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 2 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=0, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=1, Type B citations=0. 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
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.