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Mountain Boulevard Montessori School

4432 Mountain Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94619 · Alameda County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Mountain Boulevard Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1985. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #91 of 142 centers in Oakland and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 70%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#91 of 142 centers in Oakland
0Type A citations
4Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 4Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 2, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 2, 2026 · Inspection · no citationNov 3, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 11, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 21, 2024 · Inspection · no citationAug 18, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 20, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct3
Other standards1

Citations, newest first

Type BMar 21, 2025Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when staff yelled and intimidate children which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 28, 2025
Type BMar 21, 2025Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when staff handled children in a rough manner which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 28, 2025
Type BMar 21, 2025Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when staff was force feeding children which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 28, 2025
Type BAug 18, 2023Complaint investigationOther standards
Heath & Safety Code §1596.857(a)
1596.857: (a) Upon presentation of identification, the responsible parent or guardian of a child receiving services in a child day care facility has the right to enter and inspect the facility without advance notice during the normal operating hours of the facility or at any time that the child is receiving services in the facility. Parents or guardians when inspecting shall be respectful of the children's routines and programmed activities. The facility shall inform parents and guardians of children receiving services in the facility of the right of the parents and guardians to inspect the facility pursuant to this section. This requirement is not met: Licensee agreed to communicate with all enrolled parents to allow requests to enter facility without advance notice during normal operating hours of the facility or at any time that the child is receiving services in the facility. 2. By Due Date 8/25/23 locks/latch to be altered or a keypad system installed at the gate to allow parents access to open gate from outside. Per investigation, parents are denied entry into the facility.…
Plan of correction due Aug 25, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedNov 3, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Sep 22, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedMar 21, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jan 15, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedMar 21, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jan 21, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedAug 18, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Jul 24, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Admission Procedures and Parent/Authorized Representative's Rights: Staff are not allowing parents to enter the facility during daycare hours.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity45 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 1, 1985
LicenseeEleni Kollias. Wanken
AdministratorDennis Wanken
Phone(510) 482-2850
State facility #010208784

Common questions

Does Mountain Boulevard Montessori School take infants?

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

Has Mountain Boulevard Montessori School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Mountain Boulevard Montessori School?

California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Mountain Boulevard Montessori School compare with other daycares in Oakland?

It is #91 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Mountain Boulevard Montessori School last inspected?

Sep 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Mountain Boulevard Montessori School cost?

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

Who runs Mountain Boulevard Montessori School?

The licensee is Eleni Kollias. Wanken, and the administrator listed with the state is Dennis Wanken.

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 010208784 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.