Maria Montessori School of the Golden Gate
Maria Montessori School of the Golden Gate is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #330 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the above by leaving a child behind at a public park. This posed an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Licensee shall provide LPA a meeting agenda that has been signed by all staff members via email by 10/9/2024.
Based on record review, the Licensee did not comply with the above by not notifying the Regional Office of an unusual incident that threatened the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. This posed a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
A licensed child day care facility shall provide to the parents or guardians of each child receiving services in the facility copies of any licensing report that documents any Type A citation that represents an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care... This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Director stated that they would provide all parents with copies of the LIC9224 in addition to copies of the facility report dated 7/17/2024, and maintain signed copies of LIC9224 in all children's files by the agreed upon due date of 9/27/2024. Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the above by not having signed Acknowledgment of Receipt of Licensing Forms (LIC9224) present in each child's file, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having S1 fingerprinted which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not testing fixtures for lead or submitting an attestation before the deadline of 1/1/2023 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Maria Montessori School of the Golden Gate take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Maria Montessori School of the Golden Gate had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 8, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Maria Montessori School of the Golden Gate?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Maria Montessori School of the Golden Gate compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #330 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Maria Montessori School of the Golden Gate last inspected?
Jul 16, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Maria Montessori School of the Golden Gate cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Maria Montessori School of the Golden Gate for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Francisco County, which includes San Francisco, was $1,735 a month for preschoolers (about $2,190 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Maria Montessori School of the Golden Gate?
The licensee is Maria Montessori School Of The Golden Gate Corp., and the administrator listed with the state is Taraneh Alavi.
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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 380506275 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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