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Nitty Gritty Preschool at Acton Sv

actonsv.com

At a glance

  • Medium play-based center, licensed for 48 children.
  • Hours 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., 5 days a week.
  • Tuition $1,808 a month, full time; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs
  • Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.

What to know

They serve: Ages 2-5 (their website).

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 5 licensing inspections since August 2023.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Dec 10, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jan 16, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jul 26, 2024Nothing cited
  • Apr 30, 20241 citation
    • 101700.3Type 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.”

        101700.3

  • Aug 2, 2023Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 5 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (457 centers).

How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare

Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None29%
  • 1 of 535%This center
  • 2 of 523%
  • 3 of 59%
  • 4 of 54%
  • All 5under 1%
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

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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
Siblings
$1,000 sibling discount for each additional child enrolled

A day here

8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., 5 days a week

Meals, schedule and closed
Meals
Daily snacks included in tuition
Schedule
Full-day or half-day, offered full-week (5-day) or part-time (2-day/3-day, ages 2 & 3 only)
Closed
8 holidays and breaks a year
DatesClosed 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)

How they teach

Play-based

“Explore the Nitty Gritty Preschool Studio, where we provide a nurturing, play-based environment tailored to young learners.”

Who cares for your child

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.

Details

Phone
(650) 208-3573
Address
233 Topaz Street, Redwood City, 94062
License
414005023

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State record

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.

A day here

Details

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.

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