Menlo Park · Licensed center

Kirk House Preschool

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.

How they teach

Faith-based

“with the teachings of Jesus Christ inter-woven into a development-oriented, play based curriculum”In their words, July 2026.kirkhousepreschool.org

One of 20 Bay Area providers that describe a faith-based approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

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

Ruth Esteverena (Director, Monday-Friday) six years there, Silvana Chang (Assistant Director and Teacher, Monday-Thursday) five years there, Holly Olocco (Teacher, Monday-Friday) one years there and Debbie Bravo (Teacher, Monday-Friday), 22 years in early childhood. Two other staff are named on their site, with no start years given.

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

$975 to $1,835 a month

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

Application fee $75. Sibling discount: 10% discount on tuition for two children from the same family.

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

What the state has found

The state lists 5 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 does not currently list this provider in its licensing database as of September 2026, though the record below is one it published. That may mean the license moved, was reissued under a new number, or the program closed — it is not a statement about the record. Check with the provider or the state directly.

Last visit
February 26, 2026
On file
5 visits since February 2022
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.

Feb 2026 Licensing visit report not read
Dec 2024 Licensing visit report not read
Nov 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · November 16, 2023

101700.3 · Type B

101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (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: Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Feb 2023 Licensing visit report not read
Feb 2022 Licensing visit report not read

A day here

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Details

(650) 323-8667

Website
kirkhousepreschool.org
Address
1148 Johnson Street
License
410500408
Ages they serve
2 to 5 years

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