Montessori School of Linda Mar, INC.
Montessori School of Linda Mar, INC. is a licensed child care center in Pacifica, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1981. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 8 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 8). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #16 of 16 centers in Pacifica and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having an uncleared fingerprint adult working in the facility with enrolled children which poses an immediate 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 testing for lead water before department due date od 1/1/2023 which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on (observation), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff left cleansers where children could access them which poses 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 1 out of 5 staff members did not have imminizations on file which poses 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 5 out of 5 staff did not have Mandated Reporter Training of file.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 2 out of 5 staff did not have a Health Screneing on file 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 1 out of 3 teachers did not have trascripts on file 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 1 out of 5 did not have health screneing on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Montessori School of Linda Mar, INC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Montessori School of Linda Mar, INC. had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 22, 2024, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Montessori School of Linda Mar, INC. compare with other daycares in Pacifica?
It is #16 of 16 centers in Pacifica by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Montessori School of Linda Mar, INC. last inspected?
Feb 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Montessori School of Linda Mar, INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montessori School of Linda Mar, INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Pacifica, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Montessori School of Linda Mar, INC.?
The licensee is Rosales, Rolando & Dolores, and the administrator listed with the state is Scott Rosales.
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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 410502913 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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