Palo Alto · Licensed center
Palo Alto Montessori School INC.
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 40 children.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since August 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Nov 5, 2025Nothing cited
Aug 29, 20241 citation
CCR 101229.1(b)Type B
“(b) The person who brings the child to, and removes the child from, the center shall sign the child in/out. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and 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.”
CCR 101229.1(b)
- Jul 12, 2023Nothing cited
Aug 15, 20221 citation
CCR 101229.1(b)Type B
“(b) The person who brings the child to, and removes the child from, the center shall sign the child in/out. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and 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.”
CCR 101229.1(b)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 4 times had fewer: 79% of 569 had rules cited at 1 or none.
How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None41%
- 1 of 438%
- 2 of 415%This center
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- November 5, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since August 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.
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 29, 2024
CCR 101229.1(b) · Type B
(b) The person who brings the child to, and removes the child from, the center shall sign the child in/out. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and 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.
Aug 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 15, 2022
CCR 101229.1(b) · Type B
(b) The person who brings the child to, and removes the child from, the center shall sign the child in/out. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and 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
- (650) 493-5930
- Address
- 575 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, 94306
- License
- 434400025
- Established
- 1977
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Sources and dates
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All checked July 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
- Website pamontessori.com
- Ages they serve, Established pamontessori.com
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.