Sunnyvale · Licensed center

French American School of Silicon Valley

A bilingual center in Sunnyvale, licensed for 60 children. Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit. Martine Trusz (Head of School) has been there since 2001.

Who runs it: from ccld.dss.ca.gov.

How they teach

Bilingual

“Our unique 50/50 bilingual program combines the rigor of the French Ministry of Education curriculum with the innovation of project-based learning, inquiry focused curricula with California Common Core and a focus on the Science of Reading.”In their words. fassv.org, July 2026

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

Martine Trusz (Head of School) since 2001.

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.

What it costs

From $2,562 a month

Bay Area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.

What the state has found

The state lists 3 visits below. Shortlist has not read the reports behind them, so there is no share of visits that cited something to set beside other providers yet.

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

California CDSS Community Care Licensing records this provider’s license as “Closed, Single License Conversion”, closed August 13, 2026. That is the state’s own wording, quoted as published. The record below is one the state published, and the state still publishes it. Check with the provider or the state directly.

Last visit: April 3, 2025
On file: 3 visits since October 2021
Most serious: Type B — (1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out four staff does not have health screening on file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · April 3, 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.

Apr 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 3, 2025

CCR 101216(g)(1) · Type B

(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out four staff does not have health screening on file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Apr 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 6, 2023

101700.3(b)(1) · Type B

Lead Testing Written Directives section 101700.3 (b)(1), a result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: This exceedance levels found in “G” bubbler and sink was 6.7 ppb and in bubbler and sink "E" was 6.3 ppb. This poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety, or Personal Rights of children in care.

State report

Oct 2021 Licensing visit report not read

A day here

Meals: Catered hot lunch (annual or monthly enrollment) or brought from home; nut-free school; Preschool/Pre-K given two snacks daily (fruit and a cracker); Kindergarten snacks must be brought from home
Outdoors: Three recess periods daily (morning, lunchtime, and afternoon)
Hours: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week, school year

Policies

When a child is sick: Symptom-free for 24 hours (no fever at/above 100°F, no vomiting, no diarrhea) required before returning to school
Biting: Biting is treated as a Level 3 major offense resulting in an office referral and a written incident report to parents

Details

Phone: (408) 746-0460
Website: fassv.org
Address: 1522 Lewiston Drive
License: 434400249, active
Established: 1992

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