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Alamo Montessori

1350 Danville Blvd, Alamo, CA 94507 · Contra Costa County
Child care center (preschool)

Alamo Montessori is a licensed child care center in Alamo, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #5 of 7 centers in Alamo and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #5 of 7 centers in Alamo
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 23, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 23, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundJan 23, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 19, 2025 · Inspection · no citationFeb 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 8, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BJan 23, 2026InspectionSupervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(C)
Based on interview and record review, 15 minute sleep checks for toddlers under 2 years old are not being documented which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 30, 2026
Type BFeb 6, 2025Complaint investigationTraining & qualifications
Teacher aide qualifications §101216.2(e)
Interviews indicated a staff that qualified as an aide based off units has been supervising children alone.
Plan of correction due Feb 6, 2025

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedFeb 6, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Dec 10, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity36 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMar 8, 2023
LicenseeAlamo Montessori LLC
AdministratorMarnie Chapa
Phone(925) 314-1706
State facility #073408953

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Common questions

Does Alamo Montessori take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Alamo Montessori had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Alamo Montessori?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Alamo Montessori compare with other daycares in Alamo?

It is tied for #5 of 7 centers in Alamo by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Alamo Montessori last inspected?

Jan 23, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Alamo Montessori cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Alamo Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Alamo, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Alamo Montessori?

The licensee is Alamo Montessori LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Marnie Chapa.

Licensed centers nearby

Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 073408953 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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