Nature's Way Montessori · Infant Center, Napa
Nature's Way Montessori is a licensed child care center in Napa, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, both of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, none of them Type A, most often for staff ratios (2 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #23 of 30 centers in Napa and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews with staff it was confirmed that children have had their diapers changed while outside in the play yard.
Based on interviews it was revealed that the facility has operated out of ratio on multiple occassions.
Based on statements corroborating that unqualified staff were left alone with children on multiple occasions. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care. 8 qualified teacher regulations and send a staff meeting agenda and roster of signatures to CCL by 6/22/22. kevin.oconnell@dss.ca.gov
statements from multiple staff observing staff out of ratio on mulriple occasions. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on statements from staff interviews and LPA observations, multiple pieces of furniture were unsecured leaving one wobbly and one top heavy. 8 kevin.oconnell@dss.ca.gov
Complaint investigations
Staff are not utilizing changing tables to change infant diapers.
Facility is operating out of ratio.
Unqualified staff are left alone with day care children
Facility is out of ratio
Facility furniture is not properly secured
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About this center
Common questions
Does Nature's Way Montessori take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Nature's Way Montessori had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Nature's Way Montessori?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Nature's Way Montessori compare with other daycares in Napa?
It is tied for #23 of 30 centers in Napa 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 Nature's Way Montessori last inspected?
May 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Nature's Way Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Nature's Way Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Napa County, which includes Napa, was $1,407 a month for infants (about $1,770 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Nature's Way Montessori?
The licensee is Nature's Way Montessori, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Sarah Kirkpatrick.
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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 283010096 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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