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Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy

1425 Old Piedmont Road, San Jose, CA 95132 · Santa Clara County
2 substantiated complaints Child care center (preschool)

Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 65 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 5 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 4). None of them 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
1 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
2 Inspections
2 of 5 Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 23, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Oct 23, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Oct 23, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Dec 4, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Jul 18, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Jul 18, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 7, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 14, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 3, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork 2
Training & qualifications 1
Other standards 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Oct 23, 2024 Case management visit (deficiencies) Training & qualifications
Director qualifications and duties §101215.1(d)(1)
Based on interviews and records reviewed, Staff (S1-Juan Wu), who acts as a Center Director some days is also operating a FCCH whose operations overlaps with this centers operation hours. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and rights of children in care
Plan of correction due Nov 6, 2024
Type B Jul 18, 2023 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Admission procedures and parents' rights §101218.1(b)(1)
Head of schools, Joanne wu stated that they will inform parents in about their ability to enter the facility through the monthly newsletter that will be sent out on 7/31/23. Joanne stated that she will send LPA documentation. Based off of interviews and observations it was found that facility did not allow authorized reprentatives into facility unless they had a scheduled appointment. Head of Schools Joanne Wu stated that they were practicing COVID-19 requirements and was not aware this advisement had changed. This is poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 31, 2023
Type A Jun 7, 2023 Case management visit (other) Other standards
Inspection Authority of The Department §101200(b)(1)
Based on observation and interview, with head of schools, licensee, joanne wu. It was observed at 11:49am Joanne came into the directors office and had been listening into room as staff interviews were being conducted This poses an immediate risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 8, 2023
Type B Feb 9, 2022 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Admission agreements §101219(a)
BY
Plan of correction due Feb 10, 2022

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Jul 18, 2023 Complaint investigation received Jun 5, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Staff do not allow responsible party to enter facility.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Jul 18, 2023 Complaint investigation received Jun 5, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Feb 14, 2023 Complaint investigation received Nov 30, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Aug 3, 2022 Complaint investigation received Jun 21, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Feb 9, 2022 Complaint investigation received Jan 12, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Day care did not provide new admission agreement
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 65 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jun 8, 2021
Licensee Happiness Educare LLC
Administrator Jessica Trang
Phone (408) 923-5151
State facility # 434416981
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Common questions

Does Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy take infants?

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

Has Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 7, 2023, for inspection authority of the department. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy?

California investigated 5 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy 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 Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy last inspected?

Oct 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy 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 Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy?

The licensee is Happiness Educare LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Jessica Trang.

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 434416981 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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