Palo Alto · Licensed center
Montessori School of Los Altos
A center in Palo Alto, licensed for 48 children. Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit. The state cited something at 3 of 5 routine visits (Bay Area centers: about 1 in 4).
Medium center. 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.
Who runs it: from ccld.dss.ca.gov.
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What the state has found
Routine visits: 3 of 5 cited something
Across Bay Area centers, the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits (2,260 visits).
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
- August 5, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since March 2022 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one staff on site providing care and supervision to children did not have a fingerprint clearance or exemtpion, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· August 5, 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.
Aug 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · August 5, 2026
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) · Type A
Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one staff on site providing care and supervision to children did not have a fingerprint clearance or exemtpion, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 2 of 5 staff files reviewed by LPA did not have proof of immunizations for MMR (measles) and Tdap (pertussis), which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101216(g)(1) · Type B
(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 1 of 5 staff files reviewed by LPA did not a LIC 503 Health Screening on file. In addition, 2 of 5 staff files reviewed by LPA had TB test results that were from more than 1 year prior to emploment at the facility, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 28, 2025
CCR 101226(e)(3)(B) · Type B
(3) Prescription medications may be administered if all of the following conditions are met: (B) For each prescription medication, the licensee shall obtain, in writing, approval and instructions from the child's authorized representative for the administration of the medication to the child. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one child's prescription medication did not have written approval and instructions on file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Feb 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 1, 2023
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) · Type B
(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.LPA observed Staff members had an expired mandated reporter training or did not have the completed the mandated reporter training.
Details
- Phone
- (650) 493-7200
- Address
- 303 Parkside Drive
- License
- 434408892, active
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Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 · montessorischooloflosaltos.org
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 · ccld.dss.ca.gov