Little Elephant Montessori, INC.
Little Elephant Montessori, INC. is a licensed child care center in Berkeley, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #21 of 58 centers in Berkeley and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Director stated that she shall have Outlet A retested by 2/4/26 if an additional flush is not required. If flushing is required, a 3-week flush will be completed. Results will be sent to LPA by 2/4/26. Per Lead Testing results, there is 1 drinking water outlet inside the facility with lead exceedance. Director states that the outlet is only used for watering plants and some activities like playing in the sand. Due to children having access to the water outlet, this poses/posed potential risk to health/safety of children in care. 8 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.
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Does Little Elephant Montessori, INC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Little Elephant Montessori, INC. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Little Elephant Montessori, INC. compare with other daycares in Berkeley?
It is tied for #21 of 58 centers in Berkeley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Elephant Montessori, INC. last inspected?
Jun 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Elephant Montessori, INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Elephant Montessori, INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Berkeley, 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, INC.?
The licensee is Little Elephant Montessori, INC, 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 013422045 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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