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Rockridge Montessori School · 5610 & 5616 Broadway, Oakland

5610 & 5616 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94618 · Alameda County
1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

Rockridge Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #110 of 142 centers in Oakland and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 84% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#110 of 142 centers in Oakland
2 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
3 Inspections
1 of 1 Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 17, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 17, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Oct 1, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found May 17, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Apr 6, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Nov 1, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision 2
Background checks 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Oct 1, 2025 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement has not been met as 1 The center will come up with a plan to ensure the incident does not happen again and then send the plan to CCL by proof of correction date. There is a $500 civil penalty that is being assessed during todays visit. evidenced by: Based on the incident report and the provided documents a child was left without supervision which is an immediate risk to children in care. 8 Request Denied
Plan of correction due Oct 2, 2025
Type B Oct 1, 2025 Case management visit (incident) Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)
Based on the presented documents the soccer coach did not have the correct criminal record clearance which is a potential risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 15, 2025
Type A Nov 1, 2022 Complaint investigation Supervision
Care and supervision §101229
A CHILD WAS NOT ADEQUATELY SUPERVISED WHEN ABLE TO BE 1 THE FACILITY HAS SINCE TAKEN ACTION BY REMOVING THE CHILD FROM THE CLASSROOM. LICENSEE WILL ALSO CONDUCT AN ALL STAFF TRAINING ON CHILD SUPERVISION AS WELL AS HOW TO DEAL WITH CHILD BITING. LICENSEE WILL SUBMIT A DETAILED SUMMARY THE AGENDA, WHAT THE FACILITY WILL NOW DO TO PREVENT ANOTHER INCIDENT AND ALSO SUBMIT A SIGN IN SHEET OF ALL STAFF THAT ATTENDED THE TRAINING BY 11/23/22. BITTEN BY ANOTHER CHILD ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION EVEN THOUGH MULTIPLE STAFF WERE PRESENT IN THE CLASSROOM.
Plan of correction due Nov 23, 2022

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Nov 1, 2022 Complaint investigation received Aug 12, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
LACK OF SUPERVISION- Day care child was not adequately supervised
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 56 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jan 15, 1991
Licensee Rockridge Montessori School
Administrator Sandi Zorinich O'Valle
Phone (510) 652-7021
State facility # 010213520
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Common questions

Does Rockridge Montessori School take infants?

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

Has Rockridge Montessori School had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 1, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Rockridge Montessori School?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Rockridge Montessori School compare with other daycares in Oakland?

It is #110 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Rockridge Montessori School last inspected?

Sep 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Rockridge Montessori School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rockridge 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 Rockridge Montessori School?

The licensee is Rockridge Montessori School, and the administrator listed with the state is Sandi Zorinich O'Valle.

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 010213520 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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