Palo Alto · Licensed center
Odyssey Preschool INC
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 73 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since August 2021.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Dec 4, 2025Nothing cited
Sep 16, 20243 citations
CCR 101216(f)Type B
“(f) At least one staff member who is trained in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866 shall be present when children are at the child care center or offsite for center activities. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 9 of 9 staff files reviewed by LPA did not have a current CPR/First Aid certification accepted by Licensing. All staff have CPR and/or First Aid certification that are not from EMSA-approved trainers or the online portion only, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101216(f)
CCR 101216(g)(1)Type B
“(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 3 of 9 staff files reviewed by LPA did not have a LIC 503 Health Screening Report, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101216(g)(1)
CCR 101419.2Type B
“101419.2 Infant Needs and Services Plan (a) Prior to the infant's first day at the center, the infant care center director or assistant director shall complete a needs and services plan for the infant. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in as 3 of 3 infant files reviewed by LPA did not have an Infant Needs and Services Plan, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101419.2
- Jun 23, 2023Nothing cited
- Jul 19, 2022Nothing cited
Aug 23, 20212 citations
CCR 101174(d)(2)Type B
“101174(d) Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. (2) The drills shall be documented. This documentation shall be kept in the child care center for at least one year. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, there has not been a drill in the last 6 months. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety to the children in care”
CCR 101174(d)(2)
CCR101170(e)(1)Type B
“101170 (e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility:(1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review S1 does not have a full clearance.”
CCR101170(e)(1)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had fewer: 64% of 457 had rules cited at 1 or none.
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%
- 2 of 523%This center
- 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 4, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since August 2021 — 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.
Sep 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · September 16, 2024
CCR 101216(f) · Type B
(f) At least one staff member who is trained in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866 shall be present when children are at the child care center or offsite for center activities. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 9 of 9 staff files reviewed by LPA did not have a current CPR/First Aid certification accepted by Licensing. All staff have CPR and/or First Aid certification that are not from EMSA-approved trainers or the online portion only, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101216(g)(1) · Type B
(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 3 of 9 staff files reviewed by LPA did not have a LIC 503 Health Screening Report, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101419.2 · Type B
101419.2 Infant Needs and Services Plan (a) Prior to the infant's first day at the center, the infant care center director or assistant director shall complete a needs and services plan for the infant. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in as 3 of 3 infant files reviewed by LPA did not have an Infant Needs and Services Plan, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Aug 2021 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 23, 2021
CCR 101174(d)(2) · Type B · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
101174(d) Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. (2) The drills shall be documented. This documentation shall be kept in the child care center for at least one year. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, there has not been a drill in the last 6 months. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety to the children in care
CCR101170(e)(1) · Type B · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
101170 (e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility:(1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review S1 does not have a full clearance.
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 678-1842
- Address
- 100 Addison Avenue, Palo Alto, 94301
- License
- 434415246
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Sources and dates
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All checked July 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website odysseypreschool.com
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.