Empire Montessori Preschool · 499 N 11th St, Preschool, San Jose
Empire Montessori Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 44 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A. 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #121 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews conducted, the Facility is commingling the preschool children in the Infant Room #3(#434414155)at approximately at 7:30am until the children are taken to their perpective classrooms. This poses a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on the interviews conducted, a verbal agreement was made between the facility and with (P1) regarding (C1) Toileting needs which was not followed on 9/20/24. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. S2 Mandated Reporter Training expired on 12/25/2023, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
1. Staff not meeting children's toileting needs
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Common questions
Does Empire Montessori Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Empire Montessori Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Empire Montessori Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Empire Montessori Preschool compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #121 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Empire Montessori Preschool last inspected?
Sep 10, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Empire Montessori Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Empire Montessori Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes San Jose, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Empire Montessori Preschool?
The licensee is Washington Three Investment Group LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Karnsouvong.
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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 434410825 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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