Little Elephant Montessori
Little Elephant Montessori is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 33 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #71 of 142 centers in Oakland and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on records reviewed and interviews conducted it was determined that the facility served food that contained a known allergen. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Director Stated that Staff was not able to get an appointment to see a doctor to fill out the LIC 503 health screen form.
About this center
Common questions
Does Little Elephant Montessori take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Little Elephant Montessori had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Little Elephant Montessori compare with other daycares in Oakland?
It is tied for #71 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Elephant Montessori last inspected?
Jun 25, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Elephant Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Elephant Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Oakland, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Elephant Montessori?
The licensee is Natanya Moore, and the administrator listed with the state is Natanya Moore.
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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 013417509 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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