Creative Montessori Learning Center

1421 Bay Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 · San Mateo County

ClosedChild care center (preschool)

This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Sep 23, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Creative Montessori Learning Center was a licensed child care center in East Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 120 children. Its license closed around September 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 3 times, and issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0Type A citations

2Type B citations

3Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

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

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1

Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BJun 25, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety

Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)

Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not completing lead testing by January 1, 2023 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Jun 25, 2024

Type BJun 25, 2024InspectionRecords & paperwork

Reporting requirements §101212(b)

Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the department did not recieved documentation of the change to the new director which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Jul 5, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity120 children

License typeChild care center (preschool)

License statusClosed

Licensed sinceMay 15, 1995

ClosedSep 23, 2026

LicenseeCreative Montessori Learning Center, INC.

Last administratorElvira Cortez

State facility #410505759

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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 410505759 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.