Orinda · Licensed center
Montessori Impressions Academy
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 29 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since September 2022.
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Licensing inspections
- Sep 30, 2024Nothing cited
Oct 12, 20232 citations
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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring all staff have the required immunization records in file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 1 staff did not have proof of immunity for Measles in file.”
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)
CCR 101161(a)Type B
“(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring the playground and restrooms utilized by the child care facility are not being shared with the public, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed the children in care and the public share the playground at the same time. LPA also observed the public using the restroom that should only be utlized by the day care children.”
CCR 101161(a)
- Sep 14, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 51% of 568 had none cited.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%
- 1 of 334%This center
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- September 30, 2024
- On file
- 3 visits since September 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.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · October 12, 2023
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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring all staff have the required immunization records in file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 1 staff did not have proof of immunity for Measles in file.
CCR 101161(a) · Type B
(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring the playground and restrooms utilized by the child care facility are not being shared with the public, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed the children in care and the public share the playground at the same time. LPA also observed the public using the restroom that should only be utlized by the day care children.
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Details
- Phone
- (925) 286-5164
- Address
- 20 Orinda Fields Lane, Orinda, 94563
- License
- 073408888
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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
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.