Redwood City · Licensed center

Nitty Gritty Preschool at Acton Sv

A play-based center in Redwood City, licensed for 48 children. The state cited something at 1 of 5 routine visits (Bay Area centers: about 1 in 4).

How they teach

Play-based

“Explore the Nitty Gritty Preschool Studio, where we provide a nurturing, play-based environment tailored to young learners.”In their words. actonsv.com, July 2026

One of 82 Bay Area providers that describe a play-based approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

Ratio not published

Marlene Coe (Director of Nitty Gritty Preschool), 37 years in early childhood, Paula Tzoumbas (Nitty Gritty Studio Guide), 30 years in early childhood and Heather Hicks (Nitty Gritty Guide), 20 years in early childhood. Two other staff are named on their site, with no start years given.

What it costs

From $1,808 a month

Bay Area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.

Part-time $854 to $1,575 a month. Deposit $1,500, not refundable. Sibling discount: $1,000 sibling discount for each additional child enrolled.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 1 of 5 cited something

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

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
December 10, 2025
On file
5 visits since August 2023 — 4 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.

Dec 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jan 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jul 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 30, 2024

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: Lead testing report was uploaded to database on 04/19/2024. Lead testing report indicated two fixtures "A" and "C" had high exceedance levels. The water fixtures have not been remediated as of 04/30/2024.

State report

Aug 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

A day here

Meals
Daily snacks included in tuition
Hours
8:15 AM to 3:15 PM, 5 days a week
Schedule
Full-day or half-day, offered full-week (5-day) or part-time (2-day/3-day, ages 2 & 3 only)
Closed
Closed for MLK Day, President's Day week (Guide training Feb 16–19), Spring Break (Mar 12), Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Break (Nov 23–27), and Winter Break (Dec 21–Jan 4)

Details

Phone
(650) 208-3573
Website
actonsv.com
Address
233 Topaz Street
License
414005023, active
Ages
Ages 2-5
Ownership
For-profitSource: ccld.dss.ca.gov

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How they teach

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State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

A day here

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