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Healdsburg Montessori School

500 Grove Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448 · Sonoma County
1 Type A citation in last 12 monthsChild care center (preschool)

Healdsburg Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Healdsburg, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #95 of 114 centers in Sonoma County and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #95 of 114 centers in Sonoma County
1Type A citations
1Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 4, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Nov 4, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundApr 18, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 3, 2023 · Inspection · no citationSep 28, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks1
Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type ANov 4, 2025InspectionBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §1596.871(c)(1)(A)
Based on LPA file review, S5 has not received a criminal record clearance which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 5, 2025
Type BNov 4, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(B)
Based on LPA's observation and record review, C5’s medication is stored without the child's name identified on the outside of the medication and medication was stored without the product label. Additionally, C5’s medication was without administration instructions including the incidental medical service and no policy was located with the medication, in the child’s file or provided to the department which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 4, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity48 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 1, 2021
LicenseeVariaxmi LLC
AdministratorJulie Bettencourt
Phone(707) 431-1727
State facility #493010100

Common questions

Does Healdsburg Montessori School take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Healdsburg Montessori School had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 4, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Healdsburg Montessori School compare with other daycares in Sonoma County?

It is tied for #95 of 114 centers in Sonoma County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Healdsburg Montessori School last inspected?

Nov 4, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Healdsburg Montessori School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Healdsburg Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sonoma County, which includes Healdsburg, was $1,150 a month for preschoolers (about $1,450 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Healdsburg Montessori School?

The licensee is Variaxmi LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Julie Bettencourt.

Licensed centers nearby

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 493010100 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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