Berkeley · Licensed center
Monteverde School, the
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 30 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since September 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 23, 2025Nothing cited
Dec 7, 20231 citation
101700.3(b)(1)Type B
“Lead Testing Written D.A. result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on record review a faucet at the facility (identified as faucet C) used by children had a lead exceedance, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.”
101700.3(b)(1)
Sep 21, 20231 citation
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Type B
“(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 85% of 568 had rules cited at 1 or none.
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%
- 2 of 312%This center
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- September 23, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2023 — 1 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.
Dec 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 7, 2023
101700.3(b)(1) · Type B
Lead Testing Written D.A. result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on record review a faucet at the facility (identified as faucet C) used by children had a lead exceedance, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 21, 2023
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 848-3313
- Address
- 2727 College, Berkeley, 94705
- License
- 010216686
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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.