Palo Alto · Licensed center
Palo Alto Friends Nursery School
At a glance
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 38 children.
- Ages They list: two, three, four, and five year old children.
- Hours 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 5 days a week, school year.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since November 2021.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Feb 10, 2025Nothing cited
- Jan 10, 2024Nothing cited
Aug 28, 20231 citation
CCR 101700.3(b)(1)Type B
“A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. Sample ID A drinking fountain_out dr nr of and sample ID C drinking fountain_hallway had a Lead Action Level of Exceedance Response of more than 5.5ppb.This poses a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.”
CCR 101700.3(b)(1)
- Jan 11, 2023Nothing cited
- Nov 17, 2021Nothing 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
- February 10, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since November 2021 — 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.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 28, 2023
CCR 101700.3(b)(1) · Type B
A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. Sample ID A drinking fountain_out dr nr of and sample ID C drinking fountain_hallway had a Lead Action Level of Exceedance Response of more than 5.5ppb.This poses a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
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What it costs
- Application fee
- $45
A day here
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 5 days a week, school year
Meals and schedule
- Meals
- Snacks provided by the school
- Schedule
- Half-day
How they teach
Play-based
“Our Play-Based Philosophy”
Details
- Phone
- (650) 856-6152
- Address
- 957 Colorado St, Palo Alto, 94303
- License
- 430700496
- Ages they serve
- Two, three, four, and five year old children
- Established
- 1954
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Sources and dates
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All checked July 2026.
How they teach
- Approach pafns.org
What it costs
- Application fee pafns.org
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website pafns.org
- Ages they serve pafns.org
- Established pafns.org
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.