Montessori Children's Center · Infant Center, Fremont
Montessori Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Fremont, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 2 complaints, both of them substantiated. The state issued 9 citations, 6 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #77 of 77 centers in Fremont 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 as an infant who is unable to hold a bottle independently was not held by an adult when bottle-fed but was supervised, which poses an potential health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Signed written statements from teachers will also be accepted. Director will send documentation to LPA by email at jialing.zhu@dss.ca.gov by 05/08/2026.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 staff does not have MMR on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews and record review, a blanket was placed on an infants head which posed an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Director will submit to LPA by email: The agenda, sign in sheet of all staff present, and statements from all staff about how they will stay in compliance with the safe sleep regulations.
Based on interviews and record review, staff did not immediate move a sleeping infant from feeding chair which posed an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Director will submit to LPA by email: The agenda, sign in sheet of all staff present, and statements from all staff about how they will stay in compliance with the safe sleep regulations.
Based on observation, Licensee has a drop down crib in the facility which posed an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on observation, two out of the seven cribs had a blanket attached to the sides which posed an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Director will submit to LPA by email: The agenda, sign in sheet of all staff present, and statements from all staff about how they will stay in compliance with the safe sleep regulations.
Based on observation, one infant was being put to sleep on her stomach which posed an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Director will submit to LPA by email: The agenda, sign in sheet of all staff present, and statements from all staff about how they will stay in compliance with the safe sleep regulations.
Based on observation, 4 infants were strapped into feeding chair that were not actively eating or had food in front of them which poses an potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on interview, S1 has violated C1's personal rights which posed an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff covered infant's face with blanket.
Staff did not provide appropriate sleeping accommodations for infant in care.
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Common questions
Does Montessori Children's Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Montessori Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 6 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 20, 2024, for infant care activities. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Montessori Children's Center?
California investigated 2 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 #77 of 77 centers in Fremont 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 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 $1,874 a month for infants (about $2,360 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 013412619 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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