Daycares in Palo Alto, CA
All 91 licensed child care facilities in Palo Alto, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
Typical cost in California: about $1,670/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in California →
91licensed daycares
4.5average safety rating
82%with a clean record
16with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T'ENNA PRESCHOOL AT THE OSHMAN FAMILY JCC3921 FABIAN WAY | 4.8★ | None | 250 |
| 2 | CLUB J AT THE OSHMAN FAMILY JCC3921 FABIAN WAY | 4.7★ | None | 192 |
| 3 | GRACE LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL3149 WAVERLEY STREET | 4.7★ | None | 24 |
| 4 | HEADSUP! CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2800 WEST BAYSHORE ROAD | 4.7★ | None | 24 |
| 5 | PARENTS NURSERY SCHOOL2328 LOUIS ROAD | 4.7★ | None | 60 |
| 6 | BARRENECHEA, JOHANA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 7 | BARRON PARK CHILDRENS CENTER800 BARRON AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 24 |
| 8 | BARRON PARK KIDS' CLUB800 BARRON AVE. | 4.6★ | None | 80 |
| 9 | BESSE BOLTON KIDS CLUB500 EAST MEADOW | 4.6★ | None | 80 |
| 10 | BRIGHT HORIZONS PALO ALTO SQUARE3000 EL CAMINO REAL #3-110 | 4.6★ | None | 16 |
| 11 | BRIGHT HORIZONS PALO ALTO SQUARE3000 EL CAMINO REAL #3-110 | 4.6★ | None | 27 |
| 12 | BRIGHT HORIZONS PALO ALTO SQUARE3000 EL CAMINO REAL #3-110 | 4.6★ | None | 15 |
| 13 | CASA DEI BAMBINI SCHOOL463 COLLEGE AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 72 |
| 14 | CHALLENGER SCHOOL-MIDDLEFIELD3880 MIDDLEFIELD RD | 4.6★ | None | 198 |
| 15 | CHEKENI, MAHJABIN AND AHMAD | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 16 | COLLEGE TERRACE CHILDREN'S CENTER2300 WELLESLEY STREET | 4.6★ | None | 35 |
| 17 | CORNERSTONE MANDARIN CHINESE IMMERSION SCHOOL4243 MANUELA AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 30 |
| 18 | COVENANT CHILDREN'S CENTER670 EAST MEADOW DRIVE | 4.6★ | None | 75 |
| 19 | COVENANT CHILDREN'S CENTER670 EAST MEADOW DRIVE | 4.6★ | None | 19 |
| 20 | DISCOVERY CHILDREN'S GARDEN437 WEBSTER STREET | 4.6★ | None | 68 |
| 21 | DOWNTOWN CHILDREN'S CTR555 WAVERLEY STREET | 4.6★ | None | 24 |
| 22 | DUVENECK KIDS' CLUB705 ALESTER AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 70 |
| 23 | EL CARMELO KIDS CLUB3024 BRYANT STREET | 4.6★ | None | 70 |
| 24 | ESCONDIDO KID'S CLUB890 ESCONDIDO RD | 4.6★ | None | 75 |
| 25 | FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NURSERY SCHOOL1985 LOUIS ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 60 |
| 26 | GASPAY, MAYBELINE | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 27 | HOPE TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL - PRESCHOOL PROGRAM2525 EAST BAYSHORE ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 16 |
| 28 | JUANA BRIONES KID'S CLUB4100 ORME STREET | 4.6★ | None | 45 |
| 29 | KINDERCARE@WORK - DOWNTOWN PALO ALTO848 RAMONA DRIVE | 4.6★ | None | 68 |
| 30 | KINDERCARE@WORK - DOWNTOWN PALO ALTO848 RAMONA DRIVE | 4.6★ | None | 26 |
| 31 | LARA, VENUS | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 32 | LASHKARI, KHADIJEH & KHOSROW | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 33 | LEARNING CENTER, THE459 KINGSLEY AVE | 4.6★ | None | 40 |
| 34 | LEARNING LINKS PALO ALTO3864 MIDDLEFIELD RD | 4.6★ | None | 58 |
| 35 | LILLIPUT INFANT-TODDLER CENTER3789 PARK BLVD. | 4.6★ | None | 9 |
| 36 | LILLIPUT PRESCHOOL CENTER3789 PARK BLVD | 4.6★ | None | 17 |
| 37 | MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF LOS ALTOS303 PARKSIDE DRIVE | 4.6★ | None | 48 |
| 38 | OHLONE KIDS' CLUB950 AMARILLO AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 80 |
| 39 | PALO ALTO FRIENDS NURSERY SCHOOL957 COLORADO ST | 4.6★ | None | 38 |
| 40 | PALO ALTO INFANT-TODDLER CTR4111 ALMA ST | 4.6★ | None | 24 |
| 41 | PALO ALTO MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC.575 ARASTRADERO ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 40 |
| 42 | PALO ALTO PRESCHOOL BILINGUAL MONTESSORI4232 EL CAMINO REAL | 4.6★ | None | 118 |
| 43 | PALO VERDE KIDS' CLUB3450 LOUIS ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 65 |
| 44 | PEREZ PALMA, KATIA | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 45 | SOJOURNER TRUTH CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER3990 VENTURA COURT | 4.6★ | None | 35 |
| 46 | SOJOURNER TRUTH CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER3990 VENTURA COURT | 4.6★ | None | 50 |
| 47 | ST. ELIZABETH SETON LITTLE SAINTS PRESCHOOL1095 CHANNING AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 30 |
| 48 | STRATFORD SCHOOL870 NORTH CALIFORNIA AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 216 |
| 49 | TERRAZAS, AMOR | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 50 | TZUGARIS, CHRYSTIE & FELSCH, SHAWN | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 51 | WALTER HAYS KIDS' CLUB1525 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 80 |
| 52 | WHISTLE STOP, THE3801 MIRANDA AVENUE #T6B | 4.6★ | None | 48 |
| 53 | WHISTLE STOP, THE3801 MIRANDA AVENUE #T6B | 4.6★ | None | 53 |
| 54 | ACME CHILDREN'S CENTER4101 EL CAMINO WAY | 4.6★ | 1 | 90 |
| 55 | ADDISON KID'S CLUB650 ADDISON AVE. | 4.6★ | 1 | 70 |
| 56 | COUNTRY DAY LITTLE SCHOOL3990 VENTURA COURT | 4.6★ | 1 | 40 |
| 57 | ELLEN THACHER CHILDREN'S CENTER505 EAST CHARLESTON ROAD | 4.6★ | 1 | 28 |
| 58 | HEADSUP! CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2800 WEST BAYSHORE ROAD | 4.6★ | 1 | 120 |
| 59 | CHILDREN'S PRE-SCHOOL CENTER, THE4000 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD T-1 | 4.6★ | 1 | 45 |
| 60 | CHILDREN'S PRE-SCHOOL CENTER, THE4000 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD T-1 | 4.6★ | 1 · 2 high-risk | 112 |
| 61 | ALVAREZ FALCONI, KARLA | 4.5★ | None | 14 |
| 62 | CORONA, ESTHER & CHAKMAKCHI, MOHAMED | 4.5★ | None | 14 |
| 63 | EDGEWOOD HOUSE PRESCHOOL LLC493 W. CHARLESTON ROAD | 4.5★ | None | 24 |
| 64 | HEREDIA ANTON, MARIA | 4.5★ | None | 14 |
| 65 | HUANG, XUECONG | 4.5★ | None | 14 |
| 66 | MAZA-OCHOA, MICHELLE | 4.5★ | None | 14 |
| 67 | ODYSSEY PRESCHOOL INC100 ADDISON AVENUE | 4.5★ | None | 73 |
| 68 | BUILDING KIDZ PALO ALTO415 LAMBERT AVENUE | 4.5★ | None | 15 |
| 69 | MISHYNA, HULIZAR | 4.5★ | None | 14 |
| 70 | HERNANDEZ, MARIA DEL PILAR | 4.5★ | 2 | 14 |
| 71 | BUILDING KIDZ PALO ALTO415 LAMBERT AVENUE | 4.5★ | None | 96 |
| 72 | AMIGOS DE PALO ALTO1611 STANFORD AVENUE | 4.4★ | None | 30 |
| 73 | BARRON PARK PLAYSCHOOL3650 LA DONNA AVENUE | 4.4★ | None | 30 |
| 74 | BOWMAN SCHOOL CHILDREN'S HOUSE693 ARASTRADERO | 4.4★ | None | 60 |
| 75 | BUILDING KIDZ SCHOOL569 SAN ANTONIO ROAD | 4.4★ | None | 55 |
| 76 | CAMPERO, LUIS & LOPEZ, KARLA | 4.4★ | None | 14 |
| 77 | CORONA HEREDIA, OSCAR | 4.4★ | None | 14 |
| 78 | DZHYLIALOVA, NIIARA | 4.4★ | None | 14 |
| 79 | GUIDEPOST MONTESSORI AT PALO ALTO930 EMERSON STREET | 4.4★ | None | 48 |
| 80 | HEARTS AND HANDS CHRISTIAN CHILDCARE & PRESCHOOL701 EAST MEADOW DRIVE | 4.4★ | None | 30 |
| 81 | HEFFALUMP SCHOOL3990 VENTURA COURT | 4.4★ | None | 20 |
| 82 | HOOVER KIDS' CLUB4000 MIDDLEFIELD RD., ROOM #M4 | 4.4★ | None | 60 |
| 83 | HUI, REN | 4.4★ | None | 14 |
| 84 | LEVIN, DEVORAH | 4.4★ | None | 14 |
| 85 | PRISACARU, SORINA | 4.4★ | None | 14 |
| 86 | SOROKINA, MARIYA | 4.4★ | None | 14 |
| 87 | STANFORD WEST CHILDREN'S CENTER625 CLARK WAY | 4.4★ | None | 90 |
| 88 | STANFORD WEST CHILDREN'S CENTER625 CLARK WAY | 4.4★ | None | 24 |
| 89 | WONDER YEARS-PALO ALTO, THE991 COMMERCIAL STREET | 4.4★ | None | 84 |
| 90 | ALVAREZ, YISSELA | 4.3★ | None | 14 |
| 91 | HSU, SHUHUAN | 4.3★ | None | 14 |
Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.
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