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Alice's Montessori Learning Center - Walnut Creek

3158 Putnam Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA 94597 · Contra Costa County
Child care center (preschool)

Alice's Montessori Learning Center - Walnut Creek is a licensed child care center in Walnut Creek, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #17 of 38 centers in Walnut Creek and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 45% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #17 of 38 centers in Walnut Creek
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 17, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 17, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Dec 1, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Dec 1, 2022 Inspection Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)(e)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff PATRICIA WILLIAMS was present today and has been working here since August 2022. She does not have clearance and is not asociated to the license. Database shows she is in the process but not fully cleared. This poses an potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 5, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity 45 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Dec 10, 2002
Licensee Alice's Montessori Learning Center
Administrator Meghna Katechia
Phone (925) 947-0603
State facility # 073403870
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Common questions

Does Alice's Montessori Learning Center - Walnut Creek take infants?

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

Has Alice's Montessori Learning Center - Walnut Creek had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Alice's Montessori Learning Center - Walnut Creek compare with other daycares in Walnut Creek?

It is tied for #17 of 38 centers in Walnut Creek by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Alice's Montessori Learning Center - Walnut Creek last inspected?

Aug 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Alice's Montessori Learning Center - Walnut Creek cost?

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

Who runs Alice's Montessori Learning Center - Walnut Creek?

The licensee is Alice's Montessori Learning Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Meghna Katechia.

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 073403870 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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