San Mateo · Licensed center
Highland Montessori School
- Small Montessori center, licensed for 26 children.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since August 2022.
Of the 92 Bay Area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 54% had no rules cited at any of them, as this center did. 2% had rules cited at all 3.
Licensing inspections
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- February 20, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2022 — all of them cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file.
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Openings, child care subsidies, cost, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Montessori and Reggio Emilia–inspired
“Highland Montessori integrates the Montessori method with inspiration from the Reggio Emilia philosophy and other research-informed practices.”
Who cares for your child
Cecilia Boland-Walsh (Founder) since 1982.
Of 905 Bay Area providers, 29 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of sixteen years.
A day here
- Calendar
- Year round
Details
- Website
- highlandmontessori.com
- Address
- 614 Highland Avenue
- License
- 414004107, active
- Ages they serve
- ages 2.5 to 6
- Established
- 1982
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 highlandmontessori.com
Who cares for your child
- Staff highlandmontessori.com
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Calendar — Checked July 2026 highlandmontessori.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 highlandmontessori.com
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked July 2026 highlandmontessori.com
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.