Portola Valley · Licensed center
Sharmila Montessori House of Children
- Medium Montessori center, licensed for 61 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since October 2022.
Of the 91 Bay Area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 46% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 1% had rules cited at all 4, 36% at none.
Licensing inspections
Nov 16, 20231 citation
“101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) 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 results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This pose a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
101700.3
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- November 3, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since October 2022 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
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.
Nov 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 16, 2023
101700.3 · Type B
101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) 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 results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This pose a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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How they teach
Montessori and play-based
“we are a play-based school”
A day here
- Hours
- 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
Details
- Website
- sharmilamontessori.com
- Address
- 3300 Alpine Road, Unit B
- License
- 414004942, active
- Ages they serve
- 18 months to 6 years
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All checked July 2026.
How they teach
- Approach sharmilamontessori.com
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 11, 2026.
A day here
- Hours sharmilamontessori.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website sharmilamontessori.com
- Ages they serve sharmilamontessori.com
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.