Atherton · Licensed center
Menlo Park City School District Early Learning
At a glance
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 72 children.
- Hours 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, school year.
- Tuition Toddler $3,980, preschool $3,100 a month, full time. See costs
- Run by a school district, which holds the license.
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 4 licensing inspections since September 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Dec 10, 20251 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B
“101229(a)(1)Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, interviews and record review, children were left playing in outside courtyard without visual supervision. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Sep 12, 2025Nothing cited
- Jul 24, 2024Nothing cited
- Sep 26, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).
How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None41%
- 1 of 438%This center
- 2 of 415%
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- December 10, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since September 2023 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
101229(a)(1)Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, interviews and record review, children were left playing in outside courtyard without visual supervision. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care
· December 10, 2025
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.
Dec 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 10, 2025
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
101229(a)(1)Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, interviews and record review, children were left playing in outside courtyard without visual supervision. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care
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What it costs
Menlo Park City School District Early LearningMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Bay Area full-time prices for that age; 16 toddler and 36 preschool programs publish one.
- Half day (morning)
- $2,580 to $3,200 a month
- Deposit
- $1,500, not refundable
A day here
7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, school year
Schedule
- Schedule
- Full-Day, School-Day, Part-Day
How they teach
Play-based
“The curriculum will prepare children for school through a creative, developmentally appropriate, child-centered, play-based program.”
Details
- Phone
- (650) 463-1236
- Address
- 95 Edge Road, Atherton, 94027
- License
- 414004466
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 earlylearning.mpcsd.org
What it costs
- Toddler, Preschool, Second price, Deposit — Checked July 2026 earlylearning.mpcsd.org
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
- Hours — Checked July 2026 earlylearning.mpcsd.org
- Calendar, Schedule — Checked July 2026 earlylearning.mpcsd.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 earlylearning.mpcsd.org
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 earlylearning.mpcsd.org
- Who runs it — Checked November 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
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.