Los Altos · Licensed center
Los Altos United Methodist Church Cc.
At a glance
- Large play-based center, licensed for 140 children.
- Hours 8:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., 5 days a week, school year.
- Tuition $1,318 to $1,388 a month, half day; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs
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 cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since September 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Nov 1, 2024Nothing cited
- Sep 28, 2023Nothing cited
Sep 30, 20221 citation
CCR 101226(e)(3)(B)Type B
“(3) Prescription medications may be administered if all of the following conditions are met: (B) For each prescription medication, the licensee shall obtain, in writing, approval and instructions from the child's authorized representative for the administration of the medication to the child. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as four children who have medication stored at the facility do not have a signed consent form for the administration of medication which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101226(e)(3)(B)
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 51% of 568 had none cited.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%
- 1 of 334%This center
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- November 1, 2024
- On file
- 3 visits since September 2022 — 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.
Sep 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 30, 2022
CCR 101226(e)(3)(B) · Type B
(3) Prescription medications may be administered if all of the following conditions are met: (B) For each prescription medication, the licensee shall obtain, in writing, approval and instructions from the child's authorized representative for the administration of the medication to the child. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as four children who have medication stored at the facility do not have a signed consent form for the administration of medication which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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What it costs
$1,318 to $1,388 a month
Bay Area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
- Half day (morning)
- $543 to $796 a month
- Application fee
- $175
A day here
8:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., 5 days a week, school year
Meals, outdoors, schedule and one more
- Meals
- Peanut-free snack (fruit, crackers/pretzels, water) provided daily; lunch is optional extended care and families bring their own peanut-free lunch
- Outdoors
- Two outdoor yards with play structures, sand, grass, toys, and a bike path for daily outdoor play
- Schedule
- Half-day morning program (8:45 AM-11:45 AM)
- Closed
- Closed Labor Day
How they teach
Play-based and faith-based
“Our developmentally appropriate program provides a safe and nurturing Christian environment.”
Policies
- When a child is sick
- Children must stay home 24 hours after fever, vomiting, or diarrhea has passed
- Biting
- Biting treated as a serious safety concern; parents are called to take the child home for the rest of the day
Details
- Phone
- (650) 941-5411
- Address
- 655 Magdalena Avenue, Los Altos, 94024
- License
- 434400470
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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.
All checked July 2026.
How they teach
What it costs
- Monthly tuition, Second price childrenscenterpreschool.org/…/tuition.html
- Application fee childrenscenterpreschool.org/…/payment_schedule26-27.pdf
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Outdoors, Hours, Calendar, Schedule childrenscenterpreschool.org/…/parent_handbook.pdf
- Closed childrenscenterpreschool.org/index.html
Policies
- When a child is sick, Biting childrenscenterpreschool.org/…/parent_handbook.pdf
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website childrenscenterpreschool.org
- Ages they serve childrenscenterpreschool.org/…/parent_handbook.pdf
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.