Sonoma · Licensed center
Montessori School of Sonoma
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 12 children.
- Run by the person who holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at both of its licensing inspections since May 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 28, 20241 citation
CCR 101429(a)(2)(B)Type B
“(B) Staff shall physically check on sleeping infant(s) every 15 minutes and document the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which 8 children files (C1 - C8) did not have sleep logs, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101429(a)(2)(B)
May 30, 20231 citation
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 Licensee's statement she acknowledged two staff did not have their current mandated reporter training certificates. The licensee did not comply with the section cited which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)
The state cited rules at both of this center's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had fewer: 96% of 362.
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%
- Both4%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 28, 2024
- On file
- 2 visits since May 2023 — both cited findings
- 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 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 28, 2024
CCR 101429(a)(2)(B) · Type B
(B) Staff shall physically check on sleeping infant(s) every 15 minutes and document the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which 8 children files (C1 - C8) did not have sleep logs, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
May 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 30, 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 Licensee's statement she acknowledged two staff did not have their current mandated reporter training certificates. The licensee did not comply with the section cited which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (707) 996-2422
- Address
- 19675 8th Street East, Sonoma, 95476
- License
- 493002990
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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
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.