Montessori School of the Bay Area INC. - Infant
Montessori School of the Bay Area INC. - Infant is a licensed child care center in San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 10 citations, none of them Type A, most often for training & qualifications (4 of 10). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #323 of 344 centers in San Francisco and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by swaddling a napping infant which posed 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 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
(1 (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. Staff will take the online course to renew. Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in all staff in infant program did not renew Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Director will email proof of completion to LPA by 01/16/2023.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff in infant program did not renew Pediatric CPR/First Aid which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 and email proof of completion to LPA by 01/16/2023.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in infants in care 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 infants in care 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 infants in care 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 infants in care 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 all staff in infant program did not renew Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training 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 staff in infant program did not renew Pediatric CPR/First Aid which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Does Montessori School of the Bay Area INC. - Infant take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Montessori School of the Bay Area INC. - Infant had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 10 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Montessori School of the Bay Area INC. - Infant compare with other daycares in San Francisco?
It is tied for #323 of 344 centers in San Francisco by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Montessori School of the Bay Area INC. - Infant last inspected?
Sep 8, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Montessori School of the Bay Area INC. - Infant cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montessori School of the Bay Area INC. - Infant for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Francisco County, which includes San Francisco, was $2,084 a month for infants (about $2,630 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Montessori School of the Bay Area INC. - Infant?
The licensee is Montessori School Of The Bay Area INC., and the administrator listed with the state is David Thathiah.
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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.
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