Palo Alto Montessori School INC.
Palo Alto Montessori School INC. is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #37 of 56 centers in Palo Alto and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation and 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.
Based on observation and 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 Palo Alto Montessori School INC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Palo Alto Montessori School INC. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Palo Alto Montessori School INC. compare with other daycares in Palo Alto?
It is tied for #37 of 56 centers in Palo Alto by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Palo Alto Montessori School INC. last inspected?
Nov 5, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Palo Alto Montessori School INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Palo Alto Montessori School INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Palo Alto, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Palo Alto Montessori School INC.?
The licensee is Palo Alto Montessori School INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Soma Gunawardena.
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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 434400025 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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