Grand Lake Montessori · Child Care Center, Oakland
Grand Lake Montessori is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 195 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have not made a routine inspection and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 3). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on interviews, and documents obtained the facility did not comply with the section cited above when S1 did not verify the correct bottle and... 1 By 04/24/2026, Director of Programs stated the facility will talk to staff and submit statement on how the facility will remain in compliance to prevent these incidents from happening again. Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.. fed C1 almost half of the bottle containing breastmilk that belonged to C2 which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above C1 was left on the stairs unsupervised for 2-8 minutes which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in 1 Facility has implemented a new name to face tracking system.Staff received training on the new tracking system on 4/25/25. Citation is cleared during the visit. Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced: C1 left the classroom unsupervised which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Complaint investigations
Staff fed the wrong bottle to infant in care
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Common questions
Has Grand Lake Montessori had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 23, 2026, for infant food service. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Grand Lake Montessori?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How much does Grand Lake Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Grand Lake Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Oakland, was $1,874 a month for infants (about $2,360 today), $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) and $798 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Grand Lake Montessori?
The licensee is Grand Lake Montessori, and the administrator listed with the state is Alicia Cooper.
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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 013423772 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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