Country Hill Montessori, INC.
Country Hill Montessori, INC. is a licensed child care center in Fair Oaks, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 2 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, all of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (3 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #18 of 18 centers in Fair Oaks and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there were 2 fully qualified staff and 4 aides supervising 56 kids which includes 49 preschool and 7 school kids which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA Owens observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there were three children observed coming from the bathroom not escorted by staff; children were in bathroom alone and returned to classroom by themselves which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Form LIC 9224 was given and explained to Director at time of inspection.
Based on LPA's observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that when LPA's arrived at the facility there were 62 children present at the facility and the facility is licensed for a capacity of 60 children this poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA's also observed a school age child napping with preschool children; therefore commingling was observed and this is an immediate risk to children. Form LIC 9224 was given and discussed at time of inspection.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in upon LPA's arrival at facility LPA's observed there were 67 children present that is over the licensed capacity of 60 children. This poses an immediate 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 that employee Brooke Talent does not have a fingerprint clearance with CCLD which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Country Hill Montessori, INC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Country Hill Montessori, INC. had any serious violations?
California issued 5 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 14, 2023, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Country Hill Montessori, INC.?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Country Hill Montessori, INC. compare with other daycares in Fair Oaks?
It is #18 of 18 centers in Fair Oaks by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Country Hill Montessori, INC. last inspected?
Feb 18, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Country Hill Montessori, INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Country Hill Montessori, INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Fair Oaks, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Country Hill Montessori, INC.?
The licensee is Country Hill Montessori, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Tanya Byrd.
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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 343622305 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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