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Amba Bhavani LLC / DBA Scrabble Montessori School · Preschool, Fremont

38660 Lexington St., Fremont, CA 94536 · Alameda County
Child care center (preschool)

Amba Bhavani LLC / DBA Scrabble Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Fremont, CA, licensed for up to 61 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 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 #47 of 77 centers in Fremont and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 68% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #47 of 77 centers in Fremont
1 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
5 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected May 8, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) May 8, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Mar 21, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Feb 12, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Dec 5, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 9, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Mar 3, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Staff ratios 1
Building & playground safety 1
Training & qualifications 1
Records & paperwork 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Dec 5, 2023 Complaint investigation Staff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
101161(a) The licensee shall not exceed the conditions, limitations and capacity specified in the license. 1 POC: By 12/20/23, Facility Director shall submit written plan for not exceeding the capacity limitations. This statement will include staff's children under the age of 2 years of age. Director will email: Lorraine.Dacanay-Breaux@dss.ca.gov This requirement was not met based upon interviews. LPA was informed that a child under the age of 2 years old was at the facility. This facility is licensed for children starting at the age of 2 years old. This poses a potential safety risk to the child and children in care. 8 Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation.
Plan of correction due Dec 20, 2023
Type A Feb 9, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(e)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a child sandbox in the preschool playground area had a large sand-filled play tractor toy with accumulated rainwater that was not removed after the recent rains which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 9, 2023
Type B Feb 9, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that one new staff member did not have their Mandated Reporter completed (Child Care Provider AB1207) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 13, 2023
Type B Mar 3, 2022 Inspection Records & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(b)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a parent signing in their child signed in two additional children (family members) and it caused the count of present children to be off by two which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 10, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Dec 5, 2023 Complaint investigation received Oct 12, 2023
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 capacity 61 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Feb 7, 2019
Licensee Amba Bhavani LLC / DBA Scrabble Montessori School
Administrator Kshama N. Amberker
Phone (510) 797-9945
State facility # 013423061
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Common questions

Does Amba Bhavani LLC / DBA Scrabble Montessori School take infants?

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

Has Amba Bhavani LLC / DBA Scrabble Montessori School had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 9, 2023, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Amba Bhavani LLC / DBA Scrabble Montessori School?

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

How does Amba Bhavani LLC / DBA Scrabble Montessori School compare with other daycares in Fremont?

It is tied for #47 of 77 centers in Fremont by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Amba Bhavani LLC / DBA Scrabble Montessori School last inspected?

May 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Amba Bhavani LLC / DBA Scrabble Montessori School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Amba Bhavani LLC / DBA Scrabble Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Fremont, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Amba Bhavani LLC / DBA Scrabble Montessori School?

The licensee is Amba Bhavani LLC / DBA Scrabble Montessori School, and the administrator listed with the state is Kshama N. Amberker.

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 013423061 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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