Palo Alto · Licensed center
College Terrace Children's Center
- Medium developmental center, licensed for 35 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
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.
Source for who runs it
ccld.dss.ca.govHow they teach
Developmental and play-based
“PACCC's Whole-Child Approach At PACCC, we believe in a whole-child approach to early education and care”In their words, July 2026.paccc.org
“Play-based curriculum”In their words, July 2026.paccc.org
One of 30 Bay Area providers that describe a developmental approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
One adult for every eight preschoolers
Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.
What it costs
$2,920 a month for a preschooler
Higher than 22 of 36 Bay Area providers that publish a full-time preschool price.
College Terrace Children's CenterMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)
Scale $1,000 to $4,000 a month. Bay Area prices as of September 29, 2026. Part-time $1,490 to $2,100 a month. Application fee $25. Prices from their website, July 2026.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 0 of 6 cited something
Bay Area centers: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine 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
- October 31, 2025
- On file
- 6 visits since September 2021 — 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.
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
- Meals
- Healthy, organic snacks and lunch included
- Diapers
- Diapers and wipes are included for infant-toddler programs only, not for preschool
- Hours
- 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week, year round
- Schedule
- Full Day, Part Day Long
Details
- Website
- paccc.org
- Address
- 2300 Wellesley Street
- License
- 430701197, active
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
Who cares for your child
- Children per adult — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
What it costs
- Preschool, Second price, Application fee — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
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 — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
- Diapers, Hours, Schedule — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
- 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 September 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov