San Mateo · Licensed center

Highland Montessori School

A Montessori center in San Mateo, licensed for 26 children. Cecilia Boland-Walsh (Founder) has been there since 1982.

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.”In their words. highlandmontessori.com, July 2026

One of 43 Bay Area providers that describe a Montessori approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

Ratio not published

Cecilia Boland-Walsh (Founder) since 1982. One other staff is named on their site, with no start year given.

Of 905 Bay Area providers, 29 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of sixteen years.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 0 of 3 cited something

Across Bay Area centers, the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits (2,260 visits). Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

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.

Feb 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Aug 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

A day here

Calendar
Year round

Details

Phone
(650) 347-6450
Website
highlandmontessori.com
Address
614 Highland Avenue
License
414004107, active
Ages
ages 2.5 to 6
Established
1982

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

A day here

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