Empire Montessori Preschool · 499 N 11th St, Infant Center, San Jose
Empire Montessori Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 31 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 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.
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Based on observation and interview,the facility did not comply with the section cited above by not logging 15-minute sleep checks for infants under the age of 2 years old, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
All floor mats that have visible foam or ripping should be discontinued from use and new floor mats should be ordered to accommodate up to 12 infants in care. The floor mats provided for infant napping were observed to have visible foam and taping, which is not maintained in a safe condition for infants which poses a potential risk for the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 The Owner will submit photo of removed floor mats and copy of order made for new floor mats by 9/30/2022.
Not all children present at the facility today were on the children's roster which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
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Common questions
Does Empire Montessori Preschool take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Empire Montessori Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
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 $1,940 a month for infants (about $2,450 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 434414155 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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