Moraga · Licensed center
Lamorinda Montessori LLC
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 82 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 8 licensing inspections since April 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 29, 2025Nothing cited
Mar 26, 20243 citations
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)Type B
“(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 10 staff did not have required immunization records in file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)
CCR 101170(e)Type B
“(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring all staff have an eligible criminal record clearance prior to working at the facility, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101170(e)
CCR 101161(a)Type B
“(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by operating over the capacity of 82, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101161(a)
- Nov 9, 2023Nothing cited
Oct 6, 20231 citation
CCR 101216.3(a)Type B
“101216.3Teacher-Child Ratio (a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance... This requirement was not as evidence by: Based on observation the facility did not comply with the above regulation by operation out of ratio, which is a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care. LPA observed 37 children with 2 staff.”
CCR 101216.3(a)
- Jun 29, 2023Nothing cited
- Jun 16, 2023Nothing cited
- Jun 8, 2023Nothing cited
- Apr 12, 2023Nothing 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
- August 29, 2025
- On file
- 8 visits since April 2023 — 6 cited nothing
- 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.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · March 26, 2024
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) · Type B
(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 10 staff did not have required immunization records in file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101170(e) · Type B
(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring all staff have an eligible criminal record clearance prior to working at the facility, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101161(a) · Type B
(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by operating over the capacity of 82, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 6, 2023
CCR 101216.3(a) · Type B
101216.3Teacher-Child Ratio (a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance... This requirement was not as evidence by: Based on observation the facility did not comply with the above regulation by operation out of ratio, which is a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care. LPA observed 37 children with 2 staff.
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Details
- Phone
- (925) 377-0407
- Address
- 350 Rheem Blvd, Moraga, 94556
- License
- 073408958
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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, 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.