Santa Clara · Licensed center
Montague District/state Preschool
- Medium center, licensed for 72 children.
- Run by a school district, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since May 2024.
Of the 92 Bay Area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 35% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 2% had rules cited at all 3, 54% at none.
Licensing inspections
Aug 20, 20251 citation
“Lead Testing Written Directives - a result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the Lead Sampling Report in one(1)identified drinking fountain Room 27 Kitchen(L)had elevated lead above 5.5 ppb. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.”
101700.3(b)(1)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- September 29, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since May 2024 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
Lead Testing Written Directives - a result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the Lead Sampling Report in one(1)identified drinking fountain Room 27 Kitchen(L)had elevated lead above 5.5 ppb. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.
· August 20, 2025
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.
Aug 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 20, 2025
101700.3(b)(1) · Type B
Lead Testing Written Directives - a result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the Lead Sampling Report in one(1)identified drinking fountain Room 27 Kitchen(L)had elevated lead above 5.5 ppb. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.
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Details
- Website
- montague.santaclarausd.org
- Address
- 750 Laurie Avenue
- License
- 430710435, active
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State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 montague.santaclarausd.org
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.