Palo Alto · Licensed center
College Terrace Children's Center
At a glance
- Medium developmental center, licensed for 35 children.
- Hours 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
- Tuition Preschool $2,920 a month, full time. See costs
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
From their website, read July 2026:
“Preschool | 1:8 Ratio Barron Park Children’s Center (BPCC) College Terrace Children’s Center (CTC) Downtown Children’s Center (DCC-PS) Ellen Thacher Children’s Center (ETCC) Sojourner Truth Child Development Center (STCDC-PS)”
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 5 licensing inspections since May 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 31, 2025Nothing cited
- Apr 14, 2025Nothing cited
- Jan 31, 2024Nothing cited
- Jul 19, 2023Nothing cited
- May 11, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had at least one: 71% of 457.
How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None29%This center
- 1 of 535%
- 2 of 523%
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 31, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since May 2023 — all of them cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file.
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.
What it costs
College Terrace Children's CenterMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Bay Area full-time prices for that age; 36 preschool programs publish one.
- Part time
- $1,490 to $2,100 a month
- Application fee
- $25
A day here
7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week, year round
Meals, diapers and schedule
- Meals
- Healthy, organic snacks and lunch included
- Diapers
- Diapers and wipes are included for infant-toddler programs only, not for preschool
- Schedule
- Full Day, Part Day Long
How they teach
Developmental and play-based
“Play-based curriculum”
Details
- Phone
- (650) 858-1580
- Address
- 2300 Wellesley Street, Palo Alto, 94306
- License
- 430701197
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
Children per adult
- Children per adult — Checked July 2026 paccc.org/…/tuition_itp_2026-2027_v2.pdf
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 paccc.org/whole_child_approach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 paccc.org/apply_for_care/tuition
What it costs
- Preschool, Second price, Application fee — Checked July 2026 paccc.org/…/tuition_itp_2026-2027_v2.pdf
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
- Meals — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
- Diapers, Hours, Schedule — Checked July 2026 paccc.org/…/tuition_itp_2026-2027_v2.pdf
- Calendar — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
- Who runs it — Checked November 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
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.