Montessori Community School · Preschool, Scotts Valley
Montessori Community School is a licensed child care center in Scotts Valley, CA, licensed for up to 89 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Site Director to develop a plan of correction and submit to the Department by 9/1/2023, outlining how children will be visually supervised while using the restroom. During observation conducted by LPA Nelson, multiple children were observed to be using restroom without staff supervision, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Complaint investigations
Lack of supervision.
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Montessori Community School 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 Community School had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 31, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Montessori Community School?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
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 $1,183 a month for preschoolers (about $1,490 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 444417076 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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