Napa · Licensed center
Nature's Way Montessori
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 45 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 7 licensing inspections since June 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
May 12, 20252 citations
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 licenee did not comply with the section cited above in which staff (S1, S5, S6) did not have a TB test, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101216(g)(1)
CCR 101216(g)(2)Type B
“(2) Each person specified in (g) above shall have a health-screening report signed by the person performing the screening. This report shall indicate 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 staff (S1, S2, and S5-S8) did not have a health screening report which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101216(g)(2)
- Jul 30, 2024Nothing cited
- Oct 23, 2023Nothing cited
- Jul 13, 2023Nothing cited
- Jun 14, 2023Nothing cited
- Jul 20, 2022Nothing cited
- Jun 8, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 7 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 7 times had more: 55% of 145 had rules cited at 2 or more.
How all 145 Bay Area centers inspected 7 times compare
Of the 145 Bay Area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None19%
- 1 of 726%This center
- 2 of 726%
- 3 of 715%
- 4 of 710%
- 5 of 73%
- 6 of 71%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- May 12, 2025
- On file
- 7 visits since June 2022 — 6 cited nothing
- Most serious
- 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 licenee did not comply with the section cited above in which staff (S1, S5, S6) did not have a TB test, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· May 12, 2025
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.
May 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 12, 2025
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 licenee did not comply with the section cited above in which staff (S1, S5, S6) did not have a TB test, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101216(g)(2) · Type B
(2) Each person specified in (g) above shall have a health-screening report signed by the person performing the screening. This report shall indicate 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 staff (S1, S2, and S5-S8) did not have a health screening report which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (707) 226-5437
- Address
- 3051 Browns Valley Rd, Napa, 94558
- License
- 283008972
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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
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.