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Montecito Preschool

1468 Grant Road, Los Altos, CA 94024 · Santa Clara County
Child care center (preschool)

Montecito Preschool is a licensed child care center in Los Altos, CA, licensed for up to 91 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #21 of 23 centers in Los Altos and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 77%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #21 of 23 centers in Los Altos
0Type A citations
5Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 19, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 19, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundAug 25, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 7, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJul 7, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications3
Building & playground safety1
Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type BMay 19, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as three staff members do not have active mandated reporter certifications which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 6, 2025
Type BAug 25, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
The facility has already permanently removed the drinking fountain feature on the hand washing station in late November 2022 after the facility received the lab report showing the ALE prior to CCLD intervention. LPA Uribe verified that the facility has permanently removed the fountain feature with ALE. One outdoor drinking fountain attached to the handwashing station, whichthe facility never used for drinking or food preparation, was tested for lead and the results showed a level of 8.510 ppb, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 25, 2023
Type BJul 7, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 6 staff members do not have proof of immunization for Measles (MMR), Pertussis (Tdap), or both, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 5, 2022
Type BJul 7, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 8 staff members either had expired or no current certification for Mandated Reporter Training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 5, 2022
Type BJul 7, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 5 staff members do not have a Health Screening Report (LIC 503) nor a TB Clearance, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 5, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity91 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJul 21, 1994
LicenseeMontecito Preschool, INC.
AdministratorErin Mobley
Phone(650) 968-5957
State facility #430709132

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Common questions

Does Montecito Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Montecito Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Montecito Preschool compare with other daycares in Los Altos?

It is tied for #21 of 23 centers in Los Altos by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Montecito Preschool last inspected?

May 19, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Montecito Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montecito Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Los Altos, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Montecito Preschool?

The licensee is Montecito Preschool, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Erin Mobley.

Licensed centers nearby

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 430709132 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.