The Child Unique Montessori School · 2226 Encinal Avenue, Alameda
The Child Unique Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Alameda, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #30 of 32 centers in Alameda and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on center records water supply C1 (in the primary two classroom) and E1 (outside in the main yard) tested above 5.5 ppb which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care.
Based on interviews and reviewed evidence the center has had unqualified staff providing care to the children, which is an immediate danger to children in care.
Based on interviews and records Brionna Acker and Jasmin Zafra have been in the center with the children in care without a criminal record clearance, which poses an immediate danger to children in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above only 11 children out of 24 were signed for the day which poses a potential safety risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does The Child Unique Montessori School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Child Unique Montessori School had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 14, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about The Child Unique Montessori School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does The Child Unique Montessori School compare with other daycares in Alameda?
It is tied for #30 of 32 centers in Alameda by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Child Unique Montessori School last inspected?
Feb 7, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Child Unique Montessori School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Child Unique Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Alameda, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Child Unique Montessori School?
The licensee is Acker, Sherlinda (Cindy), and the administrator listed with the state is Marisela Mascorro.
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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 013414800 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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