Mountain View · Licensed center

Mountain View-Los Altos Montessori Childrens Ctr

What these mean, and where they come from

Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.

How they teach

Montessori

“Mountain View-Los Altos Montessori Children's Center is a state-licensed Montessori preschool serving children from the ages of 2 through 6 years.”In their words, July 2026.mvlamontessori.com

One of 43 Bay Area providers that describe a Montessori approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.

What it costs

$1,925 to $2,075 a month

Bay Area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.

Half-day (morning) $1,575 a month. Application fee $75. Sibling discount: 10% discount on tuition fees for siblings.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: ratios and staff, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 0 of 3 cited something

Bay Area centers: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits. Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.

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
December 11, 2024
On file
3 visits since May 2022 — all of them cited nothing
Fixed?
Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
Most serious
Nothing was cited at any visit on file.

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 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Oct 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
May 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Bay Area centers, the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits (2,260 visits).

A day here

Meals
Optional hot lunch program available through a third-party provider
Sleep
Children who nap go down for naps after lunch; PM program follows same format as AM with different activities
Hours
8:30 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
Schedule
full-day (until 4pm, 5pm, or 6pm), 3/4 day (until 3pm), half-day (until 12pm)

Details

(650) 704-0725

Website
mvlamontessori.com
Address
2246 W. El Camino Real
License
434413872, active
Ages they serve
ages 2 through 6 years
Ownership
For-profitSource: ccld.dss.ca.gov

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State record

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