Santa Clara · Licensed center
Waha Montessori
- Large Montessori center, licensed for 176 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since April 2023.
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
Mar 13, 20261 citation
“(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because none of the teachers’ files contained immunization records for Measles, Pertussis, and Influenza, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101217(a)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- March 13, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since April 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because none of the teachers’ files contained immunization records for Measles, Pertussis, and Influenza, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· March 13, 2026
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.
Mar 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 13, 2026
CCR 101217(a) · Type B
(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because none of the teachers’ files contained immunization records for Measles, Pertussis, and Influenza, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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How they teach
Montessori
“Waha Montessori has been proudly providing Montessori bilingual immersion education and unique extracurricular activities since 2003.”
Details
- Website
- wahamontessori.com
- Address
- 220 Blake Avenue
- License
- 434406694, active
- Established
- 2003
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All checked July 2026.
How they teach
- Approach wahamontessori.com
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 11, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website wahamontessori.com
- Established wahamontessori.com
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.