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Montessori School At Five Canyons

22781 Canyon Court, Castro Valley, CA 94552 · Alameda County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Montessori School At Five Canyons is a licensed child care center in Castro Valley, CA, licensed for up to 120 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (3 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #20 of 24 centers in Castro Valley and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 72%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #20 of 24 centers in Castro Valley
0Type A citations
6Type B citations
4Inspections
1 of 3Complaints substantiated
6 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 10, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 10, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMay 2, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 2, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 20, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJan 19, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 8, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 8, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundDec 15, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication3
Records & paperwork2
Background checks1

Citations, newest first

Type BDec 8, 2023Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(b)
During record review and interviews, LPA found sign in and out records were not 1 Director will create a written plan for how the facility will ensure that all children are signed in and out appropriately to reflect exactly who dropped off or picked up the child each day. Written statement will be emailed to LPA Uribe at christina.uribe@dss.ca.gov no later than the due date of 01/08/2024. accurate as some children were not signed out for a day, some children were signed out by the admin staff, and one child's authorized pick up person was using the wrong access code to sign the child out all of which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 8, 2024
Type BDec 8, 2023InspectionRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(E)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the facility did not report a recent event where two or more children were diagnosed with Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease within a 14-day period which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 8, 2024
Type BDec 15, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(1)(B)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 6 medications were found to be stored without their original container/packaging which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 16, 2023
Type BDec 15, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on interview & record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as several staff members are missing proof of immunization for Measles (MMR), Pertussis (Tdap) or both which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 16, 2023
Type BDec 15, 2022InspectionBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(2)
Based on interview & record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two staff members did have an elibigle clearance and an "Active-Working" status but did not have their criminal record clearance associated to the faciltiy which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 15, 2022
Type BDec 15, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(B)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 medications did not have a signed Parent Consent for Administration of Medication (LIC 9221) form which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 16, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedMay 2, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Feb 12, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedMay 2, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Mar 3, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedDec 8, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Nov 1, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Staff do not keep accurate sign-in/out records
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity120 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceDec 3, 2002
LicenseeMontessori Discovery Of The Child Foundation
AdministratorMeher Van Groenou
Phone(510) 581-3729
State facility #013416606

Common questions

Does Montessori School At Five Canyons take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Montessori School At Five Canyons had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Montessori School At Five Canyons?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Montessori School At Five Canyons compare with other daycares in Castro Valley?

It is tied for #20 of 24 centers in Castro Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Montessori School At Five Canyons last inspected?

Mar 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Montessori School At Five Canyons cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montessori School At Five Canyons for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Castro Valley, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Montessori School At Five Canyons?

The licensee is Montessori Discovery Of The Child Foundation, and the administrator listed with the state is Meher Van Groenou.

Licensed centers nearby

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 013416606 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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