Santa Cruz Montessori School
Santa Cruz Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Aptos, CA, licensed for up to 112 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Director stated that facility has not completed the water lead testing.
Based record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for staff, S2, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for child, C1, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed child (C1) epi pen and benadryl medication is expired and has not been returned or renewed by facility.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Santa Cruz Montessori School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Santa Cruz Montessori School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
When was Santa Cruz Montessori School last inspected?
Oct 18, 2023. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Santa Cruz Montessori School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Santa Cruz Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Cruz County, which includes Aptos, was $1,183 a month for preschoolers (about $1,490 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Santa Cruz Montessori School?
The licensee is Santa Cruz Montessori School, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Kimberley Saxton.
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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 440700557 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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