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Covenant Children's Center

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.gov

How they teach

Play-based

“We provide a variety of learning experiences through play as well as the curriculum that supports and nurtures all areas of a child's development from social-emotional and cognitive skills to early literacy and math concepts to an understanding of science.”In their words, July 2026.covenantchildrenscenter.com

One of 82 Bay Area providers that describe a play-based approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

One adult for every two infants

Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.

One adult for every three to five toddlers. Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.

One adult for every six preschoolers. Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.

What it costs

$3,875 a month for an infant

Infant$3,875

Higher than 7 of 10 Bay Area providers that publish a full-time infant price.

Preschool$2,675

Higher than 18 of 36 Bay Area providers that publish a full-time preschool price.

Covenant Children's CenterMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)

Scale $1,000 to $4,000 a month. Bay Area prices as of September 29, 2026. Application fee $200. Prices from their website, July 2026.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 0 of 4 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
April 4, 2025
On file
4 visits since March 2022 — all of them cited nothing
Fixed?
Nothing was cited under this license, so there is nothing to correct. The other license at this address keeps its own record.
Most serious
Nothing was cited at any visit on file under this license. The other license at this address keeps its own record.

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.

Apr 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jan 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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
Nut-free meals/snacks; no nut products or foods containing nuts served
Hours
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, 5 days a week, year round
Schedule
Full-time (40+ hours/week) and part-time (30 hours/week)
Closed
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Break (Wed-Fri), Winter Break (Christmas Eve to New Year's Day), MLK Jr. Observed Birthday, President's Day, Memorial Day, Summer Break (week around 4th of July), Staff In-Service (usually August)

Policies

Biting
No-tolerance biting policy for preschool age; first bite gets a warning, repeat biters sent home

Details

(650) 493-9505

Website
covenantchildrenscenter.com
Address
670 East Meadow Drive
License
434413042, active

The state licenses this address more than once, to the same licensee.

The infant-center license is published separately, with its own license and its own inspection record:

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