Palo Alto · Licensed center
Country Day Little School
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 40 children.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 4 licensing inspections since June 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 23, 2026Nothing cited
- Jan 10, 2025Nothing cited
- Nov 7, 2023Nothing cited
- Jun 8, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 4 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 4 times had at least one: 59% of 569.
How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None41%This center
- 1 of 438%
- 2 of 415%
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- April 23, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since June 2022 — all of them cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Type B —
101161 Limitations on Capacity: (a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as a staff's child under the age of 2 was occasionally present at the facility, which poses a potential health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· March 13, 2025
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.
Mar 2025 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · March 10, 2025
Substantiated · CCR 101161(a) · Type B
101161 Limitations on Capacity: (a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as a staff's child under the age of 2 was occasionally present at the facility, which poses a potential health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 507-5787
- Address
- 3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto, 94306
- License
- 434400049
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Sources and dates
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All checked July 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website countrydaylittleschool.com
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.