Mountain View · Licensed center

Little Acorn Christian Preschool

A Reggio Emilia–inspired center in Mountain View, licensed for 60 children. Care for a preschooler is $2,200 a month, less than 22 of 36 Bay Area full-time prices.

How they teach

Reggio Emilia–inspired, emergent curriculum, play-based and faith-based

“Our curriculum is an emergent, contextual, curriculum inspired by the schools of Reggio Emilia Italy, the interests of the children, and the universal Christian values of: Love, Joy, Kindness, Peace, Patience, and Faith.”In their words. littleacorn.org, July 2026

“the universal Christian values of: Love, Joy, Kindness, Peace, Patience, and Faith”In their words. littleacorn.org, July 2026

“Our curriculum is an emergent, contextual, curriculum inspired by the schools of Reggio Emilia Italy”In their words. littleacorn.org, July 2026

“We aim to follow a Reggio Emilia inspired, play-based, and child development research-driven curriculum.”In their words. littleacorn.org, July 2026

One of 21 Bay Area providers that describe a Reggio Emilia approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

Ratio not published

Fifteen staff are named on their site, with no start years given.

What it costs

$2,200 a month for a preschooler

Preschool$2,200

Lower than 22 of 36 Bay Area providers that publish a full-time preschool price.

Little Acorn Christian PreschoolMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)

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

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

What the state has found

Routine visits: 0 of 3 cited something

Across Bay Area centers, the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits (2,260 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.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
January 9, 2026
On file
3 visits since September 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.

Jan 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jan 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Sep 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

A day here

Hours
8:00 AM to 5:30 PM, 5 days a week
Schedule
full-time

Details

Phone
(650) 964-8445
Website
littleacorn.org
Address
1667 Miramonte Avenue
License
430701799, active
Ages
1 year olds through 5 year olds (Pre-K)

The state licenses this address more than once, to the same licensee. The infant-center license is published separately as Little Acorn Christian Preschool, with its own license and its own inspection record.

Do you run Little Acorn Christian Preschool? Shortlist has no ratios, policies or daily routine for it, because the state does not publish that. Add what is missing. It is free and takes about ten minutes.

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State record

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