First Friends Montessori
First Friends Montessori is a licensed child care center in Fairfax, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 7 centers in Fairfax and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does First Friends Montessori take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has First Friends Montessori had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does First Friends Montessori compare with other daycares in Fairfax?
It is tied for #1 of 7 centers in Fairfax by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was First Friends Montessori last inspected?
Jul 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does First Friends Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First Friends Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes Fairfax, was $1,683 a month for preschoolers (about $2,120 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs First Friends Montessori?
The licensee is First Friends Montessori Preschool INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Bradshaw.
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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 214005659 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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