Los Altos · Licensed center
Mountain View Parent Nursery School
At a glance
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 48 children.
- Tuition $315 to $435 a month, half day; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
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 October 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 30, 2025Nothing cited
- Jan 25, 2024Nothing cited
Oct 12, 20221 citation
CCR 101238(a)Type B
“101238 Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: One outdoor drinking fountain, which has not been in use since 03/2020, was tested for lead and the results showed a level of 16 ppb, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101238(a)
- Oct 6, 2022Nothing 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
- October 30, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since October 2022 — 3 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.
Oct 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 12, 2022
CCR 101238(a) · Type B
101238 Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: One outdoor drinking fountain, which has not been in use since 03/2020, was tested for lead and the results showed a level of 16 ppb, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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What it costs
$315 to $435 a month
Bay Area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
- Application fee
- $65
- Deposit
- $200, not refundable
A day here
- Calendar
- School year
Schedule
- Schedule
- Half-day, part-week
How they teach
Play-based and developmental
“MVPNS is a developmental and play-based program where both children and parents receive a great foundation for the child’s future success in the academic environment.”
Who cares for your child
Claire Koukoutsakis (Director) since 1990, Susan Pence (Parent and Child Toddler Class Teacher) since 2014, Claudia Garcia (3.5-5s Assistant Teacher) since 2018, Sandra Mitchell (2-3s Teacher) since 2019 and Maureen Riccomini (3-4s Class Teacher) since 2024.
36 years · Bay Area median 16, among 29 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (650) 969-9506
- Address
- 1535 Oak Avenue, Los Altos, 94024
- License
- 434414450
- Established
- 1969
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. 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.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 mvpns.org/about.html
Who cares for your child
- Staff mvpns.org/teachers.html
What it costs
- Monthly tuition, Application fee, Deposit — Checked July 2026 mvpns.org/enrollment.html
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
- Calendar, Schedule — Checked July 2026 mvpns.org/programs.html
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 mvpns.org
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 mvpns.org/programs.html
- Established — Checked July 2026 mvpns.org/about.html
- 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.