San Mateo · Licensed center
Montessori Children's House-Tulane Road
- Medium Montessori center, licensed for 44 children.
- Run by the person who holds the license.
What these mean, and where they come from
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.
Source for who runs it
ccld.dss.ca.govHow they teach
Montessori
“As an affiliate of the American Montessori Society, we are dedicated to fostering independence, curiosity, and a lifelong love of learning. Our classrooms follow the Montessori mixed-age model, allowing children to progress at their own pace in a supportive and structured setting.”In their words, July 2026.tulanemontessori.org
One of 43 Bay Area providers that describe a Montessori approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
One adult for every five children
Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.
Maureen Monte (owner and director) 40 years there.
Of 905 Bay Area providers, 29 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of sixteen years.
What it costs
Application fee $50.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, 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
- January 13, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2022 — 2 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 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 8, 2023
CCR 101230(b) · Type B
(b) All children shall be given an opportunity to nap or rest without distraction or disturbance from other activities at the center. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: At 1:45PM., Based on interview, observations and record review, LPA confirmed facility in not providing nap or quiet rest time for full time day-care children.
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).
A day here
- Schedule
- half-day, full-day
Details
- Website
- tulanemontessori.org
- Address
- 315 Tulane Road
- License
- 414001321, active
- Established
- 1966
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 tulanemontessori.org
Who cares for your child
- Children per adult — Checked July 2026 tulanemontessori.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff tulanemontessori.org
What it costs
- Application fee — Checked July 2026 tulanemontessori.org
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
A day here
- Schedule — Checked July 2026 tulanemontessori.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 tulanemontessori.org
- Established — Checked July 2026 tulanemontessori.org
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov