Los Altos · Licensed center

Children's House of Los Altos

What these mean, and where they come from

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.

How they teach

Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf and play-based

“Our philosophy is a melding of the educational theories of John Dewey, Jean Piaget, David Elkind, Maria Montessori, Howard Gardner, Reggio Emilia and Waldorf.”In their words, July 2026.emeducation.com

“We recognize that children learn through active investigation and discovery from their environment and that they love meaningful, hands-on, play based activities.”In their words, July 2026.emeducation.com

One of 43 Bay Area providers that describe a Montessori approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, ratios and staff, a typical day.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 0 of 3 cited something

Bay Area centers: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits. Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.

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
May 16, 2025
On file
3 visits since June 2022 — all of them 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.

May 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Feb 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · February 7, 2025

Unsubstantiated

ALLEGATION(S): Facility staff not preventing day care children from engaging in inappropriate behaviors towards other children. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 05/01/2025, at 11:30am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Christina Uribe conducted an unannounced visit for the purpose of investigating a complaint for the above allegation of a personal rights violation. LPA met with facility representative, Courtney Mayon. Present during the time of today’s inspection was 0 children and 3 staff. This agency has investigated the complaint allegation that facility staff are not preventing day care children from engaging in inappropriate behaviors towards other children. During the course of the investigation, LPA Uribe conducted interviews with involved parties and potential witnesses and collected relevant documents. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove that the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is unsubstantiated. Notice of Site Visit was given and must be posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the facility representative, Courtney Mayon. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

Apr 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jun 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

How the comparison is built

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

A day here

Hours
8:00 AM to 5:15 PM, school year

Policies

Special needs
Works with families to support each child's development and growth, including children with special needs (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

Details

(650) 968-9052

Website
emeducation.com
Address
770 Berry Avenue
License
430710084, active
Ages they serve
eighteen months to six years
Established
1978

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All checked July 2026.

How they teach

How they teach

State record

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