Saratoga · Licensed center
Level Up Montessori-Saratoga
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 48 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since July 2025.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 28, 20261 citation
CCR 101216.4(a)(2)Type B
“(2) The toddler program shall be conducted in areas physically separate from those used by older or younger children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Based on interviews with Director and Licensee Representative, preschool and toddler program children are combined/commingled at drop off and during nap time in Room 1.”
CCR 101216.4(a)(2)
- Jul 3, 2025Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had fewer: 64% of 362 had none cited.
How all 362 Bay Area centers inspected twice compare
Of the 362 Bay Area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None64%
- 1 of 232%This center
- Both4%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- September 28, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since July 2025 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(2) The toddler program shall be conducted in areas physically separate from those used by older or younger children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Based on interviews with Director and Licensee Representative, preschool and toddler program children are combined/commingled at drop off and during nap time in Room 1.
· September 28, 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.
Sep 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 28, 2026
CCR 101216.4(a)(2) · Type B
(2) The toddler program shall be conducted in areas physically separate from those used by older or younger children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Based on interviews with Director and Licensee Representative, preschool and toddler program children are combined/commingled at drop off and during nap time in Room 1.
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Details
- Phone
- (408) 601-8209
- Address
- 12770 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, 95070
- License
- 434417246
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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, Who runs it ccld.dss.ca.gov
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.