Taproot Montessori Preschool · Jamul
Taproot Montessori Preschool is a licensed child care center in Jamul, CA, licensed for up to 59 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having two knives in the kitchen cabinet accessible to children, which posed 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 [count] out of1 out 5 staff did not have a TB negative test available for review, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Taproot Montessori Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Taproot Montessori Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
When was Taproot Montessori Preschool last inspected?
Jul 30, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Taproot Montessori Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Taproot Montessori Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Jamul, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Taproot Montessori Preschool?
The licensee is Taproot, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Nicole Hall.
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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 376701526 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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