St. Helena · Licensed center
Sun and Stars Montessori School
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 21 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 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since July 2025.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 23, 20261 citation
CCR 101429(a)(2)(C)Type B
“(C) Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 records reviewed in which the facility is not maintaining 15 min sleep log checks. Staff are present in the room when children sleep but are not recording the checks which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101429(a)(2)(C)
- Jul 18, 2025Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had fewer: 64% of 362 had none cited.
How all 362 Bay Area centers inspected twice compare
Of the 362 Bay Area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None64%
- 1 of 232%This center
- Both4%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- April 23, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since July 2025 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(C) Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 records reviewed in which the facility is not maintaining 15 min sleep log checks. Staff are present in the room when children sleep but are not recording the checks which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· April 23, 2026
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.
Apr 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 23, 2026
CCR 101429(a)(2)(C) · Type B
(C) Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 records reviewed in which the facility is not maintaining 15 min sleep log checks. Staff are present in the room when children sleep but are not recording the checks which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (707) 967-1984
- Address
- 1425 Oak Avenue, St. Helena, 94574
- License
- 283010861
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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.