Discovery Montessori · Sacramento
Discovery Montessori is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1979. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #130 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, no required documents are posted in the facility, which poses/posed 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 2 personnel files reviewed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Discovery Montessori take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Discovery Montessori had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Discovery Montessori compare with other daycares in Sacramento?
It is tied for #130 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Discovery Montessori last inspected?
Mar 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Discovery Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Discovery Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Sacramento, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Discovery Montessori?
The licensee is Discovery Montessori, and the administrator listed with the state is Denise Halfacre.
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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 340303488 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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