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Grand Lake Montessori

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Montessori
Ages
Ages 2–5
Teacher ratio
1:12 (CA min)

466 Chetwood Street, Oakland, CA 94610

Visit website ↗(510) 836-4313Directions ↗Licensed for 195
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Licensing & safety record

Citations on file
1
1 serious (Type A)
Complaint visits
0
Last visit
8/27/2025
Total visits
6

Citations are part of routine licensing oversight and range from minor (Type B) to serious (Type A). A citation alone doesn't mean a program is unsafe — read the full reports for context.

Source: California Dept. of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (updated 2025-09-29). View official inspection reports →

About this preschool

Grand Lake Montessori is a Montessori preschool in Oakland serving infants, toddlers, and primary students with a focus on personalized education and individual growth. The school operates on nearly two acres with outdoor learning spaces including gardens, fruit trees, and bee-keeping activities.

Philosophy
Making childhood a journey, not a race. The school emphasizes personalized education fostering resilience, creativity, collaboration, and lifelong love of learning through the CARDS values: Community, Awareness, Responsiveness, Diversity, and Sustainability.
Ages served
Infants (12 weeks – 18 months), toddlers, and primary students
Outdoor
Nearly two full acres of campus in residential Oakland with open spaces, green grass, fruit trees, indigenous plants, vegetable beds, flower beds, and bee-keeping. Children learn to harvest fruits and vegetables and cook with food from the garden.

Programs

  • •Nido Infant Room (12 weeks – 18 months)
  • •Montessori primary education
  • •Garden and permaculture learning
  • •Environmental education

Highlights

  • ✓Nearly two acres of outdoor space in Oakland
  • ✓On-site bee-keeping and honey production
  • ✓Garden-to-table learning with vegetables and fruit trees
  • ✓Staff trained in specialized Nido infant care

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Summarized by AI from the preschool's own website (Jun 23, 2026). Not written or verified by PreschoolWise — confirm details directly with the program.

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