Sunnyvale · Licensed center

Learn and Play Montessori Sunnyvale

What these mean, and where they come from

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.

How they teach

Montessori

“by following the philosophy, practices and curriculum of Dr. Maria Montessori and her method of education, children work on activities of their own choice at their own pace”In their words, July 2026.learnandplaymontessori.com

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

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 1 of 3 cited something

Bay Area centers: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine 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
June 23, 2026
On file
3 visits since October 2024 — 2 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
Most serious
Type A — Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision .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 is not met as evidenced by: C1 was left in the classroom 10 unattended during transition time, from 9:28AM to 9:48AM. LPA reviewed Video footage showed the time C1 was alone in the classroom. · June 23, 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.

Jun 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · June 23, 2026

CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A

Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision .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 is not met as evidenced by: C1 was left in the classroom 10 unattended during transition time, from 9:28AM to 9:48AM. LPA reviewed Video footage showed the time C1 was alone in the classroom.

State report

Sep 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jan 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · January 24, 2025

Unsubstantiated

ALLEGATION(S): Staff caused injury to daycare child. Staff handled daycare child in a rough manner. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Mandeep Kaur met with Director, S.T. for an unannounced follow up complaint investigation. Purpose of today's investigation: deliver investigation findings. LPA conducted observations, reviewed staff files, random children files who withdrew enrollment in year 2024, interviewed random children, interviewed staff and random parents during the investigation. LPA toured the indoor areas of the facility during investigation. LPA interviewed five(5) children and conducted observations during today's investigation. Regional Director, S.N. joined later during today's investigation and purpose of today's investigation was shared with Regional Director. **Continue on next page** Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.

State report

Oct 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Bay Area centers, the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits (2,260 visits).

Details

(510) 916-1503

Website
learnandplaymontessori.com
Address
1055 Sunnyvale Saratoga Road
License
434417216, active

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All checked July 2026.

How they teach

State record

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The state’s licensing transparency data reports 1 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.

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