Redwood City · Licensed center

Harper School

What these mean, and where they come from

Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.

How they teach

Academic

“There is a strong emphasis on reading, phonics, math, and learning by doing (e.g. writing the alphabet, counting, simple coding, robotics, playing musical instruments).”In their words, July 2026.harperschool.org

One of 18 Bay Area providers that describe an academic approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

Ratio not published

One staff is named on their site, with no start year given.

What it costs

$833 to $2,083 a month

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

Half-day (morning) $542 to $1,333 a month. Application fee $500. Sibling discount: 2nd child 20% discount, 3rd child 30%, 4th child 40%, 5th child 50%, 6th child 60%, 7th child 100% free.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 1 of 3 cited something

Bay Area centers: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits. Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
November 12, 2025
On file
3 visits since August 2023 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious
No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.

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.

Nov 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Dec 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 1, 2023

HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B

(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

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

Schedule
Full Days, Mornings, Mornings + Lunch

Details

(650) 260-3344

Website
harperschool.org
Address
3150 Granger Way
License
414004824, active
Ages they serve
Toddler (2 yrs) through Transitional Kindergarten (5 yrs)
Ownership
For-profitSource: ccld.dss.ca.gov

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

What it costs

  • Monthly tuition, Second price, Application fee, Sibling discount — Checked July 2026 harperschool.org

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

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