Mills Montessori School
Mills Montessori School is a licensed child care center in South San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 120 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for background checks (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #36 of 37 centers in South San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having one unfingerprinted adult working at the facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 1 unfingerprinted adult working at the facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Mills Montessori School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Mills Montessori School had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 10, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Mills Montessori School?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Mills Montessori School compare with other daycares in South San Francisco?
It is tied for #36 of 37 centers in South San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Mills Montessori School last inspected?
Nov 22, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Mills Montessori School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mills Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes South San Francisco, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Mills Montessori School?
The licensee is Mills Montessori, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Dr. Fallah.
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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 414002135 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.