Piedmont Hills Montessori Academy
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
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
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
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.
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.
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Complaint investigations
Staff do not allow responsible party to enter facility.
Day care did not provide new admission agreement
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About this center
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.
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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 434416981 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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