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Lamorinda Montessori LLC

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 57 children.
  • Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since June 2023.

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Licensing inspections

  • Mar 26, 20243 citations
    • 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)

    • 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 4 out of 9 staff did not have required imunization records in file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)

    • CCR 101416.5(b)Type B
      • “(b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above ensuring 2 aides are not supervising 10 infants without a fully qualified teacher, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 101416.5(b)

  • Oct 6, 2023Nothing cited
  • Jun 29, 2023Nothing cited
  • Jun 16, 2023Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).

How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare

Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None41%
  • 1 of 438%This center
  • 2 of 415%
  • 3 of 46%
  • All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
August 13, 2025
On file
4 visits since June 2023 — 3 cited nothing · 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.

May 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · May 27, 2025

ALLEGATION(S): Other-Day-care child sustained injuries while in care. Other-Staff did not inform day-care child's authorized representative of incident involving children. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On August 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) E.W. arrived to the facility unannounced to conclude an investigation into the above allegation. Upon arrival LPA was allowed in by the director, A.B. and toured the facility. Present during this visit were15 infants and seven additional staff members. During the course of the investigation, staff interviews, and parent interviews were conducted. It was alleged that a day-care child sustained injuries while in care. Based on interviews conducted, Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore, the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. Exit interview conducted and a notice of site visit was posted by the director A.B. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion: 10 On August 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) E.W. arrived to the facility unannounced to conclude an investigation into the above allegation. Upon arrival LPA was allowed in by the director, A.B. and toured the facility. Present during this visit were 15 infants and seven additional staff members. During the course of the investigation, staff interviews, and parent interviews were conducted. It was alleged that staff did not inform daycare child's authorized representative of incident involving children. Based on interviews conducted, Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore, the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. Exit interview conducted and a notice of site visit was posted by the director A.B. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion: 10

State report

Mar 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · March 26, 2024

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.

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 4 out of 9 staff did not have required imunization records in file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101416.5(b) · Type B

(b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above ensuring 2 aides are not supervising 10 infants without a fully qualified teacher, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Oct 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jun 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jun 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(925) 377-0407
Address
350 Rheem Blvd, Moraga, 94556
License
073408961

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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=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=2, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, 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

Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.

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