Brighter Tomorrow Montessori Preschool · Preschool, San Jose
Brighter Tomorrow Montessori Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 104 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #156 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to holes in the resilient material under the slides in the playground which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Joyce states that she will submit a written plan by 06/06/22 on how the facility will maintain the required ratio and capacity at all times. LPA observed a teacher alone in the playground supervising 8 children who are enrolled in the toddler option program. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care. 8 Upon receipt, licensee shall post and provide copies of this licensing report to parents/guardians of children in care at the facility and to parents/guardians of children newly enrolled at the facility during the next 12 months.
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Common questions
Does Brighter Tomorrow Montessori Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Brighter Tomorrow Montessori Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 3, 2022, for child day care serving... optional program. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Brighter Tomorrow Montessori Preschool compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #156 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Brighter Tomorrow Montessori Preschool last inspected?
Dec 11, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Brighter Tomorrow Montessori Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Brighter Tomorrow Montessori Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes San Jose, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Brighter Tomorrow Montessori Preschool?
The licensee is Mountain View Three LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Joyce Brown.
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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 434416448 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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