Palo Alto · Licensed center
Cornerstone Mandarin Chinese Immersion School
At a glance
- Small bilingual center, licensed for 30 children.
- Ages They list: Starting from 2 years 9 months.
- Hours 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 5 days a week, school year.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 6 licensing inspections since September 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jan 8, 2026Nothing cited
- Feb 6, 2025Nothing cited
- Jan 8, 2025Nothing cited
- Nov 14, 2024Nothing cited
Aug 16, 20231 citation
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.”
CCR 101170(e)
- Sep 30, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 6 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 6 times split three ways: 17% had fewer, 35% the same, and 48% more (252 centers).
How all 252 Bay Area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 252 Bay Area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None17%
- 1 of 635%This center
- 2 of 631%
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 66%
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.
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A day here
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 5 days a week, school year
Schedule
- Schedule
- Full Day and AM (half-day) sessions
How they teach
Bilingual
“We are happy to offer an outstanding Mandarin immersion program for students starting from 2 years and 9 months old.”
Who cares for your child
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.
16 years · Bay Area median 16, among 29 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (650) 215-0208
- Address
- 4243 Manuela Avenue, Palo Alto, 94306
- License
- 434412740
- Ages they serve
- Starting from 2 years 9 months
- Established
- 2010
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 cornerstonelearningfoundation.com
Who cares for your child
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
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
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.