The Redwoods Internationale Montessori
The Redwoods Internationale Montessori is a licensed child care center in San Ramon, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 2 complaints, both of them substantiated. The state issued 11 citations, 4 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (4 of 11). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #34 of 35 centers in San Ramon and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the director's CPR/First Aid cards expired 1/20/25, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as staff S3's mandated reporter training expired 12/21/22, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as S3's 1st aid/cpr expired 8/8/22, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as C1's medication was not labeled, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there was no parent authorization form in C1's file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 8 files, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Immunization records were not transferred onto the immunization cards (CDPH 286).
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 8 files reviewed, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Various other forms were missing from children files: C1 missing Preadmission Health History (LIC702); C2 missing ID form (LIC700 and Consent form (LIC627); C8 missing Consent form (LIC627).
Based on interviews conducted, the licensee has forced children to lay still with their arms out and/or covered their heads with a blanket to nap which is an immediate healthy and safety or personal rights risk to children. 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 interviews conducted, the licensee has left children crying on the potty for an excessive amount of time, which is an immediate healthy and safety or personal rights risk to children. 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 interviews conducted, the licensee has at times verbally interacted with children inappropriately using a harsh tone of voice, which is an immediate healthy and safety or personal rights risk to children. 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 interviews conducted, the licensee has yanked/pulled children's arms to make them walk in a direction she wants them to go, which is an immediate healthy and safety or personal rights risk to 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.
Complaint investigations
Staff using inappropriate napping methods for day care children
Licensee handles the daycare children roughly
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About this center
Common questions
Does The Redwoods Internationale Montessori take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Redwoods Internationale Montessori had any serious violations?
California issued 4 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 14, 2022, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about The Redwoods Internationale Montessori?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does The Redwoods Internationale Montessori compare with other daycares in San Ramon?
It is #34 of 35 centers in San Ramon by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Redwoods Internationale Montessori last inspected?
Jul 13, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Redwoods Internationale Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Redwoods Internationale Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes San Ramon, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Redwoods Internationale Montessori?
The licensee is Annagi Liles, and the administrator listed with the state is Mariela Gonzalez Arredondo.
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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 073407426 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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