Montessori On The Prairie · Preschool, Tracy
Montessori On The Prairie is a licensed child care center in Tracy, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #20 of 38 centers in Tracy and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in five out of four staff files that were reviewed 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 five out of four staff files that were reviewed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Montessori On The Prairie take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Montessori On The Prairie had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Montessori On The Prairie compare with other daycares in Tracy?
It is tied for #20 of 38 centers in Tracy by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Montessori On The Prairie last inspected?
Mar 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Montessori On The Prairie cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montessori On The Prairie for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Joaquin County, which includes Tracy, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Montessori On The Prairie?
The licensee is Montessori On The Prairie, and the administrator listed with the state is Shanika Tennakoon.
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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 394500265 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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