Pride In Learning Montessori School · 1707 Gouldin Road, Preschool, Oakland
Pride In Learning Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #71 of 142 centers in Oakland and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observations, records review, and interviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above due to being understaffed on several occassions which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 8 ....Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the facility has not had it's water tested for lead as of yet which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Complaint investigations
RATIO - Staff are operating out of ratio
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Common questions
Does Pride In Learning Montessori School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Pride In Learning Montessori School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Pride In Learning Montessori School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Pride In Learning Montessori School compare with other daycares in Oakland?
It is tied for #71 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Pride In Learning Montessori School last inspected?
Sep 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Pride In Learning Montessori School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Pride In Learning Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Oakland, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Pride In Learning Montessori School?
The licensee is Pride In Learning Montessori School, and the administrator listed with the state is Dara E. Leon.
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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 013423096 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.