Little Tree Montessori Int'l School of El Cerrito
Little Tree Montessori Int'l School of El Cerrito is a licensed child care center in El Cerrito, CA, licensed for up to 144 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 13 centers in El Cerrito and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Little Tree Montessori Int'l School of El Cerrito take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Little Tree Montessori Int'l School of El Cerrito had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Little Tree Montessori Int'l School of El Cerrito compare with other daycares in El Cerrito?
It is tied for #1 of 13 centers in El Cerrito by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Little Tree Montessori Int'l School of El Cerrito last inspected?
Oct 7, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Tree Montessori Int'l School of El Cerrito cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Tree Montessori Int'l School of El Cerrito for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes El Cerrito, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Tree Montessori Int'l School of El Cerrito?
The licensee is Oak Hill Education, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Qi Zhao.
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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 073408867 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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