Hercules · Licensed center
Learn and Play Montessori Hercules
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 105 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since December 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 9, 2026Nothing cited
- Jul 30, 2026Nothing cited
Jul 21, 20261 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when C1 was left unsupervised for 2-3 minutes which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Oct 2, 2025Nothing cited
- Dec 3, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 5 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (457 centers).
How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None29%
- 1 of 535%This center
- 2 of 523%
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 9, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since December 2024 — 4 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when C1 was left unsupervised for 2-3 minutes which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
· July 21, 2026
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 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · July 21, 2026
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when C1 was left unsupervised for 2-3 minutes which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 916-1503
- Address
- 1702 Pheasant Drive, Hercules, 94547
- License
- 073409619
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License 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.