Palo Alto · Licensed center
Cornerstone Mandarin Chinese Immersion School
- Small bilingual center, licensed for 30 children.
What these mean, and where they come from
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.
How they teach
Bilingual
“We are happy to offer an outstanding Mandarin immersion program for students starting from 2 years and 9 months old.”In their words, July 2026.cornerstonelearningfoundation.com
One of 33 Bay Area providers that describe a bilingual approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
Helen Wong (Principal) since 2010, Ms. Ma (Teacher) since 2013, Ms. Han (Teacher) since 2015, Ms. Teresa Qian (Director) since 2016, Ms. Lim (Teacher), 10 years in early childhood, Mr. Chen (Teacher), 18 years in early childhood, Ms. Chen (Teacher), 4 years in early childhood, Ms. Hsieh (Teacher), 8 years in early childhood, Ms. Kong (Teacher), 2 years in early childhood, Ms. Zhu (Teacher), 7 years in early childhood, Menat Elattma (Teacher), 5 years in early childhood, Ms. H. Liu (Teacher), 17 years in early childhood, Ms. Lyu (Teacher), 6 years in early childhood, Ms. Q. Wang (Teacher), 10 years in early childhood, Mr. Yang (Teacher), 20 years in early childhood and Ms. Yang (Teacher), 10 years in early childhood. Ten other staff are named on their site, with no start years given.
Of 905 Bay Area providers, 29 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of sixteen years.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 1 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
- January 8, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since September 2022 — 5 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed a staff who is an intern (S1) present and caring for children at the facility. S1 has not been fingerprint cleared to work at the facility. director stated S1 has been working at the facility since 8/10/23.
· August 16, 2023
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.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 16, 2023
CCR 101170(e) · Type A
(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed a staff who is an intern (S1) present and caring for children at the facility. S1 has not been fingerprint cleared to work at the facility. director stated S1 has been working at the facility since 8/10/23.
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
- 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, 5 days a week, school year
- Schedule
- Full Day and AM (half-day) sessions
Details
- Address
- 4243 Manuela Avenue
- License
- 434412740, active
- Ages they serve
- Starting from 2 years 9 months
- Established
- 2010
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 cornerstonelearningfoundation.com
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
- Hours, Schedule — Checked July 2026 cornerstonelearningfoundation.com
- Calendar — Checked July 2026 cornerstonelearningfoundation.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 cornerstonelearningfoundation.com
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 cornerstonelearningfoundation.com
- Established — Checked July 2026 cornerstonelearningfoundation.com