Palo Alto · Licensed center

Palo Alto Montessori School INC.

What these mean, and where they come from

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.

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What the state has found

Routine visits: 2 of 4 cited something

Bay Area centers: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits.

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

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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.

Nov 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
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.

State report

Jul 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
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.

State report

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).

Details

(650) 493-5930

Website
pamontessori.com
Address
575 Arastradero Road
License
434400025, active
Ages they serve
2-5 year olds
Established
1977

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