Monteverde School, The
Monteverde School, The is a licensed child care center in Berkeley, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 #30 of 58 centers in Berkeley and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review a faucet at the facility (identified as faucet C) used by children had a lead exceedance, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on interview, record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Monteverde School, The take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Monteverde School, The had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Monteverde School, The compare with other daycares in Berkeley?
It is tied for #30 of 58 centers in Berkeley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Monteverde School, The last inspected?
Sep 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Monteverde School, The cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Monteverde School, The for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Berkeley, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Monteverde School, The?
The licensee is Monteverde School, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Taylor, T. & Brown, E..
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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 010216686 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.