Spring Hill Montessori
Spring Hill Montessori is a licensed child care center in Petaluma, CA, licensed for up to 107 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 18 centers in Petaluma and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, facility drinking fountains (Site “A” and Site “B”) exceeded the allowable levels of lead in the water, testing at 8 ppb and 9ppb. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Site Supervisor stated the facility plans to turn off the value for both drinking fountains as well.
LPA's observation and multiple witness statements that multiple times staff attempted to supervise children on the 1 Director stated she will conduct staff training and is hiring an additional staff to ensure supervision of children on the playground and in the bathroom by ensuring staff know to contact the office for help with toileting children. Director stated she understands staff cannot straddle playground and supervise from a distance as children used the indoor bathroom, resulting in a lack of supervision. This posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 indoor and outdoor supervision at the same time. Director reported she will provide LPA with detailed documentation of staff training and sign-in sheets via email on or before POC date of 06/24/2022. jennifer.velasco@dss.ca.gov
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Common questions
Does Spring Hill Montessori take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Spring Hill Montessori had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Spring Hill Montessori?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Spring Hill Montessori compare with other daycares in Petaluma?
It is #8 of 18 centers in Petaluma by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Spring Hill Montessori last inspected?
Sep 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Spring Hill Montessori cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Spring Hill Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sonoma County, which includes Petaluma, was $1,150 a month for preschoolers (about $1,450 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Spring Hill Montessori?
The licensee is Springhill School, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Amy Tanti.
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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 490101798 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.