Big City Montessori School
Big City Montessori School is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 100 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1980. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 344 centers in San Francisco and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Big City Montessori School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Big City Montessori School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Big City Montessori School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Big City Montessori School compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #1 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Big City Montessori School last inspected?
Sep 15, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Big City Montessori School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Big City Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Francisco County, which includes San Francisco, was $1,735 a month for preschoolers (about $2,190 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Big City Montessori School?
The licensee is Tideman Montessori School,inc., and the administrator listed with the state is Amanda Riccetti.
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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 380503028 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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