Palo Alto · Licensed center

Parents Nursery School

A center in Palo Alto, licensed for 60 children. Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit. The state cited something at 2 of 4 routine visits (Bay Area centers: about 1 in 4).

Who runs it: from ccld.dss.ca.gov.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 2 of 4 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.

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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
June 4, 2026
On file
4 visits since August 2022 — 2 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
Most serious
Type B — (6) Menus shall be in writing and shall be posted at least one week in advance in an area accessible for review by the child's authorized representative. Copies of the menus as served shall be dated and kept on file for at least 30 days. Menus shall be made available for review by the child's authorized representative and the Department upon request. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as snack menus have not been shared with parents since 10/2025 after changing communication software. A written menu for the following week is usually kept in the facility's kitchen on a dry-erase whiteboard, but it was not filled in during today's inspection, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · June 4, 2026

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.

Jun 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · June 4, 2026

CCR 101227(a)(6) · Type B

(6) Menus shall be in writing and shall be posted at least one week in advance in an area accessible for review by the child's authorized representative. Copies of the menus as served shall be dated and kept on file for at least 30 days. Menus shall be made available for review by the child's authorized representative and the Department upon request. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as snack menus have not been shared with parents since 10/2025 after changing communication software. A written menu for the following week is usually kept in the facility's kitchen on a dry-erase whiteboard, but it was not filled in during today's inspection, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Jan 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Dec 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · December 7, 2023

CCR 101216(g)(2) · Type B

(2) Each person specified in (g) above shall have a health-screening report signed by the person performing the screening. This report shall indicate the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed two staff member did not have LIC 503 (health screening). Director Stated that it was completed but does not know what happen to it.

State report

Nov 2023 Complaint

Complaint · November 14, 2023

CCR 101174(d) · Type B

101174(d) Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews with staff, the facility did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed the fire drill was conducted once a year .

State report

Aug 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

Details

Phone
(650) 856-1440
Website
parentsnurseryschool.com
Address
2328 Louis Road
License
434412182, active

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The state’s licensing transparency data reports 4 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=1, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=2, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=1. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.

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