San Mateo · Licensed center
Kinder Academy Montessori
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 24 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state lists 4 visits below. Shortlist has not read the reports behind them, so there is no share of visits that cited something to set beside other providers yet.
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 8, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since October 2022 · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
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.
Jul 2026 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · July 17, 2026
ALLEGATION(S): Staff do not treat children with dignity/respect. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On October 8, 2026, at approximately 9:40am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Tapia-Mandujano conducted an unannounced complaint inspection. LPA met with Director, S.M. and explained the purpose of the inspection. Present in the facility were Director and one staff supervising a total of 11 preschool age children. All adults present are fingerprint cleared and associated. Facility is currently operating within appropriate teacher to child ratio. During today's inspection, LPA inspected the facility for health and safety hazards. LPA conducted one additional staff interview and two children interviews. Continued on Page 2... Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 340-8819
- Address
- 300 E. Santa Inez Avenue, San Mateo, 94401
- License
- 414005237
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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=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=1, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 kinderacademymontessori.com
- Who runs it — Checked November 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
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.