California · Encinitas · 92024

Central Montessori School · Child Care Center, Encinitas

288 A-b North El Camino Real, Encinitas, CA 92024 · San Diego County

Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Central Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Encinitas, CA, licensed for up to 78 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 0 times since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

0Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 1 state visit since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected —

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity78 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceOct 20, 2025

LicenseeCentral Montessori Schools

AdministratorBanafsheh Mortazavi

Phone(760) 479-9889

State facility #376105221

Common questions

Has Central Montessori School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How much does Central Montessori School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Central Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Encinitas, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today), $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) and $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Central Montessori School?

The licensee is Central Montessori Schools, and the administrator listed with the state is Banafsheh Mortazavi.

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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 376105221 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.