Santa Clara Montessori
Santa Clara Montessori is a licensed child care center in Santa Clara, CA, licensed for up to 26 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for food & feeding (3 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Director stated that the the Lunches/Food being served to the preschool children is being prepared at the Owner's home which does not meet all of the requirements for commerical food services. This is a repeat citation from 8/27/25, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Director will submit a plan to ensure that the food served at the facility meet all applicable requirements for commercial food services, by the POC(Plan of Correction) date,9/10/25. The Food being served to the preschool children is being prepared at the Owner's home which does not meet the all of the requirements for commercial food services, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews conducted, children's representatives were not informed (in advance) that lunches served were not the same as posted on the lunch menu, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
1. Facility does not follow Food Service Requirements
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About this center
Common questions
Has Santa Clara Montessori had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Santa Clara Montessori?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Santa Clara Montessori last inspected?
Dec 18, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Santa Clara Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Santa Clara Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Santa Clara, was $1,940 a month for infants (about $2,450 today), $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) and $724 a month for school-age children (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Santa Clara Montessori?
The licensee is Santa Clara Montessori, and the administrator listed with the state is Adriana Magana.
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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 434417148 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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