San Mateo · Licensed center
Highland Montessori School
At a glance
- Small Montessori center, licensed for 26 children.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since August 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Feb 20, 2025Nothing cited
- Mar 6, 2024Nothing cited
- Aug 29, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had the same: 51% of 568.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%This center
- 1 of 334%
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- February 20, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2022 — all of them cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file.
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.
A day here
- Calendar
- Year round
How they teach
Montessori and Reggio Emilia–inspired
“Highland Montessori integrates the Montessori method with inspiration from the Reggio Emilia philosophy and other research-informed practices.”
Who cares for your child
Cecilia Boland-Walsh (Founder) since 1982.
44 years · Bay Area median 16, among 29 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (650) 347-6450
- Address
- 614 Highland Avenue, San Mateo, 94401
- License
- 414004107
- Established
- 1982
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 highlandmontessori.com
Who cares for your child
- Staff highlandmontessori.com
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
- Calendar — Checked July 2026 highlandmontessori.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 highlandmontessori.com
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked July 2026 highlandmontessori.com
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.