Newark · Licensed center
Montessori School of Newark
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 40 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since June 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Nov 7, 20242 citations
CCR 101238(g)Type B
“(g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as cleaning solutions (Swiffer wet jet with canister of cleaning solution & long handled carpet brush with canister of cleaning solution) installed into the handles of cleaning equipment and stored in an area accessible to children which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Additionally, two child locks are worn and need to be replaced.”
CCR 101238(g)
CCR 101239(p)Type B
“(p) Furniture and equipment, including cots and mats used for napping, shall be arranged so that no exit is blocked. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one napping cot was observed to be arranged in preparation for nap time in a way that it directly blocked an exit door which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101239(p)
- Jun 23, 2023Nothing cited
- Jun 8, 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%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- November 7, 2024
- On file
- 3 visits since June 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.
Nov 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · November 7, 2024
CCR 101238(g) · Type B
(g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as cleaning solutions (Swiffer wet jet with canister of cleaning solution & long handled carpet brush with canister of cleaning solution) installed into the handles of cleaning equipment and stored in an area accessible to children which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Additionally, two child locks are worn and need to be replaced.
CCR 101239(p) · Type B
(p) Furniture and equipment, including cots and mats used for napping, shall be arranged so that no exit is blocked. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one napping cot was observed to be arranged in preparation for nap time in a way that it directly blocked an exit door which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 792-4546
- Address
- 35660 Cedar Blvd, Newark, 94560
- License
- 013420932
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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
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.