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Over The Rainbow Montessori

880 Hillsdale Ave, San Jose, CA 95136 · Santa Clara County
Child care center (preschool)

Over The Rainbow Montessori is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 38 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 6). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #165 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 88%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #165 of 201 centers in San Jose
0Type A citations
6Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
6 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 5, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 5, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundMar 3, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundSep 27, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 3, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 24, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications3
Health & medication2
Caregiver conduct1

Citations, newest first

Type BMar 5, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. One staff's updated Mandated Reporter Training Certificate is missing.
Plan of correction due Apr 6, 2026
Type BMar 5, 2026InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. One staff member's MMR and Tdap immunization records are missing.
Plan of correction due Apr 6, 2026
Type BMar 5, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. All staff member's pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid (CPR/1st Aid) certificates expired in 2025.
Plan of correction due Apr 6, 2026
Type BMar 3, 2025InspectionCaregiver conduct
Personal Rights
Based on record review, Director was not able to provide facility lead test results] which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 3, 2025
Type BMar 3, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Children's medical assessments §101220(a)
Based on record review for Child C2, physician's report LIC 701 was incomplete which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 3, 2025
Type BAug 3, 2023Case management visit (other)Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Licensee will submit to LPA Cruz by
Plan of correction due Aug 31, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedSep 27, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Jul 27, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity38 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJun 28, 2022
LicenseePrakash Empires LLC
AdministratorVarsha Deodikar
Phone(408) 691-7621
State facility #434416367

Common questions

Does Over The Rainbow Montessori take infants?

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

Has Over The Rainbow Montessori had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Over The Rainbow Montessori?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Over The Rainbow Montessori compare with other daycares in San Jose?

It is tied for #165 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Over The Rainbow Montessori last inspected?

Mar 5, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Over The Rainbow Montessori cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Over The Rainbow Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes San Jose, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Over The Rainbow Montessori?

The licensee is Prakash Empires LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Varsha Deodikar.

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 434416367 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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