Menlo Park · Licensed center

All Five

A emergent curriculum center in Menlo Park, licensed for 32 children. Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit. The state cited something at 1 of 4 routine visits (Bay Area centers: about 1 in 4).

Who runs it: from ccld.dss.ca.gov.

How they teach

Emergent curriculum and play-based

“This is a dynamic process called “Emergent Curriculum.””In their words. allfive.org, July 2026

“We work with an emergent play-based curriculum as we know that young children learn through play and in relationships with others.”In their words. allfive.org, July 2026

One of 13 Bay Area providers that describe an emergent curriculum approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

One adult for every three infants

Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.

One adult for every six preschoolers. Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.

30 staff are named on their site, with no start years given.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 1 of 4 cited something

Across Bay Area centers, the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits (2,260 visits).

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
December 8, 2025
On file
4 visits since August 2022 — 3 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
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.

Dec 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · December 2, 2025

Unsubstantiated

ALLEGATION(S): Staff speaks inappropriately to infants in care. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On December 8, 2025 at approximately 8:00AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Katie Krenn arrived at the child care center unannounced to open a complaint investigation into the above allegation. LPA met with the Site Supervisor while the Director, O.L. (D1) was in a meeting. Present during the visit were the director and ten teachers supervising seven infants (12 months and under) and 20 toddlers (12 to 36 months). Later during the visit, LPA met with D1. During the course of the investigation, LPA conducted interviews, made observations, and reviewed pertinent documentation provided by parties involved. Although the above allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. An exit interview was conducted with the Director, O.L. A printed copy of the report and notice of site visit were provided at the conclusion of the inspection. Notice of site visit was posted and must remain posted for 30 days for public review. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.

State report

Sep 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · September 18, 2024

HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) · Type B

(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 9 staff were missing required immunizations which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101430(a)(3)(A)(4) · Type B

(A) Staff shall place infants up to 12-months of age on their backs for sleeping. (4) Infants with an Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] that have Section C of the form completed and signed by an authorized representative shall be placed on their back when first laid down to sleep. In the event the infant changes position, the infant may remain in the alternative position. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in all 5 infants under the age of 12 months documents were incomplete which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101416.2(c)(1) · Type B

(c) To be a fully qualified infant care teacher, a teacher shall have the following: (1) Completion, with passing grades, of 12 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood or child development education at an accredited or approved college or university. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 teachers were missing required courses which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101216.2(d)(1) · Type B

This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 aides were missing units which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Aug 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Aug 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Aug 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

A day here

Meals
Provides breakfast, morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack for all children via a food contractor; infants also get formula/beginning foods
Outdoors
Three hours of outdoor time recommended daily for full-day programs
Sleep
Scheduled nap/rest and quiet time, handled based on individual needs; for infants/toddlers nap starts around 12:30-1pm until 2:30-3pm or later, handled individually
Diapers
Provided by All Five (diapers, wipes, and creams), though families may bring their own preferred brands
Updates for parents
Verbal communication, the Learning Genie app, email, and text messages primarily via WhatsApp
Hours
7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, 5 days a week, year round
Schedule
full-day
Closed
Federal holidays, the week between Christmas and New Year's Day, one week at the end of the school year in August, and 7 staff-only Fridays during the year

Policies

When a child is sick
Children with a fever must stay home until 24 hours fever-free without medication
Biting
Structured response procedure (comfort, wash, antiseptic/ice, injury report, phone notification if skin broken); biter's family informed of incidents and prevention steps, biter's name not disclosed

Details

Phone
(650) 394-7328
Address
415 Ivy Drive
License
414004790, active
Ages
6 Weeks – 5 Years

The state licenses this address more than once, to the same licensee. The day-care-center license is published separately as All Five @ Belle Haven, with its own license and its own inspection record.

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Sources and dates

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How they teach

How they teach

Who cares for your child

  • Children per adult — Checked July 2026 · allfive.org

Who cares for your child

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

A day here

  • Meals, Outdoors, Sleep, Diapers, Updates for parents, Hours, Calendar, Closed — Checked July 2026 · allfive.org
  • Schedule — Checked July 2026 · allfive.org

Policies

  • When a child is sick, Biting — Checked July 2026 · allfive.org

Details