Menlo Park · Licensed center
Kirk House Preschool
At a glance
- Medium faith-based center, licensed for 44 children.
- Tuition $975 to $1,835 a month; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs
From their website, read July 2026:
“2 Years to 2 1/2 Years DOB: 3/2/24-9/1/24 Tuesday, Thursday 9AM-12PM 8 students:2 teachers $975”
“2 1/2 Years to 2 Years 11 Months DOB: 9/2/23-3/1/24 Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9AM-12PM 10 students:2 teachers $1,155”
“3s Program: 2 Days per Week DOB: 9/2/22-9/1/23 Tuesday, Thursday 9AM-1PM 8 students: 1 teacher $975”
“3s Program: 3 Days per Week DOB: 9/2/22-9/1/23 Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9AM-1PM 8 students: 1 teacher $1,155”
“4s Program/TK: 4 Days per Week 4 years old on or before 9/1/2026 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9AM-1PM Up to 12 students: 1 teacher and assistant $1,540”
“4s Program/TK: 5 Days per Week 4 years old on or before 9/1/2026 Monday to Friday 9AM-1PM Up to 12 students: 1 teacher and assistant $1,835”
Program news
The state’s licensing list stopped carrying this license between October and November. It does not say whether the program closed.
Shortlist last found this license on the state’s list on October 9, 2026, and last read the list on November 8, 2026.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
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
- 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.
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.
Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.
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
- Siblings
- 10% discount on tuition for two children from the same family
A day here
- Calendar
- School year
How they teach
Faith-based
“with the teachings of Jesus Christ inter-woven into a development-oriented, play based curriculum”
Who cares for your child
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.
6 years · Bay Area median 16, among 29 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (650) 323-8667
- Address
- 1148 Johnson Street, Menlo Park, 94025
- License
- 410500408
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, a typical day, sick and biting policies, and who owns it. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
Children per adult
- Children per adult — Checked July 2026 kirkhousepreschool.org
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 kirkhousepreschool.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff kirkhousepreschool.org
What it costs
- Monthly tuition, Application fee, Sibling discount — Checked July 2026 kirkhousepreschool.org
A day here
- Calendar — Checked July 2026 kirkhousepreschool.org
Details
- Phone, Address — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 kirkhousepreschool.org
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 kirkhousepreschool.org
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.