Montessori Community School · Infant Center, Scotts Valley
Montessori Community School is a licensed child care center in Scotts Valley, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 15 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (5 of 15). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #4 of 5 centers in Scotts Valley and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for the infant component, which poses 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 as the infant fence is made of wooden barrels that are in disrepair and does not physically separate the component yards, which poses a potential 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 as one teacher working with the infants today does not have three units pertaining to the care of infants, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as parents are directed to complete the infant needs and services plan, which poses a potential 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 as one out of five infants had a Needs and Services plan updated in the last quarter, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as parents are not prompted to sign-in after scanning the QR code, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The facility to submit a written plan by 03/31/23 outlining what provisions should be made to meet Safe Sleep Regulations. LPAs observed an infant under 12 months of age covered with blanket from shoulder to toe during nap time. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 8 Upon receipt, licensee shall post and provide copies of this licensing report to parents/guardians of children in care at the facility and to parents/guardians of children newly enrolled at the facility during the next 12 months.
LPAs observed infants who are unable to climb out a crib sleeping on wooden floor beds. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
LPAs observed infants were placed into sleep sacks during nap time. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in are. 1 The facility to cease using sleep sack or request a waiver for infants to use sleep sacks during nap time. Waiver to be sent to Licensing by 04/10/23.
The Site Director will immediately remove the wooden pergola located in the infant yard, while children are not present. Infants will not be permitted to use the infant yard until the pergola has been removed. A wooden pergola, located in the infant yard, was observed to be structurally unsafe and was caution taped off by buildings inspector which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 Per Site Director, the pergola will be removed on 10/29/2022 and pictures will be submitted.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for 1 out of 6 staff, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for 3 out of 6 infant staff members, which poses a potential 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 in 2 out of 10 infant files, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, record review, and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for 3 out of 10 infants, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for 3 out of 10 infants, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Does Montessori Community School take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Montessori Community School had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 30, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Montessori Community School compare with other daycares in Scotts Valley?
It is #4 of 5 centers in Scotts Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Montessori Community School last inspected?
Feb 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Montessori Community School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montessori Community School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Cruz County, which includes Scotts Valley, was $1,678 a month for infants (about $2,120 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Montessori Community School?
The licensee is Montessori Community School, and the administrator listed with the state is Madelynn Van Den Heuvel.
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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 444408900 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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