Montessori Children's Center · Preschool, Fremont
Montessori Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Fremont, CA, licensed for up to 110 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 5 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 8). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #73 of 77 centers in Fremont and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 staff member does not have MMR and TDAP on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 staff does not have a health a health screening or TB, 1 staff has an incomplete health screening, and 1 staff has an outdated TB which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews and record review, S1 has violated C1's personal rights which posed an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on interview and record review, Director did not notify department of child's personal rights being violated which poses a potential risk to the children's health and safety.
Based on observation, interview, and record review licensee has an unclear adult residing in the facility which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
, LPA Pringle observed the Redwood classroom out of ratio with two (2) aides and twelve (12) preschool age children. 1 During LPA's visit the classroom was brought into compliance. Director will send LPA Pringle a statement on how the facility will continue to remain in compliance regarding ratios. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care. 8 Director will also inform LPA the names of the teachers present in each preschool classroom until the POC date, 7/6/2023.
Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 2 plastic rock play structures had visual defects, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights - Staff member physically abused children while in care
Personal Rights - Staff member verbally abused children while in care
Personal Rights - Staff did not provide a safe and comfortable environment for children
Facility is out of ratio.
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Common questions
Does Montessori Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Montessori Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 13, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Montessori Children's Center?
California investigated 5 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Montessori Children's Center compare with other daycares in Fremont?
It is #73 of 77 centers in Fremont by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Montessori Children's Center last inspected?
Jul 1, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Montessori Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montessori Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Fremont, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Montessori Children's Center?
The licensee is Montessori Management LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Lulette Salvador.
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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 013412618 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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