Menlo Park · Licensed center
Peninsula School, Ltd
- Medium center, licensed for 40 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What these mean, and where they come from
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.
Source for who runs it
ccld.dss.ca.govWho cares for your child
Ratio not published
Five staff are named on their site, with no start years given.
What it costs
$2,973 a month for a preschooler
Higher than 27 of 36 Bay Area providers that publish a full-time preschool price.
Peninsula School, LtdMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)
Scale $1,000 to $4,000 a month. Bay Area prices as of September 29, 2026. Half-day (morning) $2,071 to $2,613 a month. Prices from their website, July 2026.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: teaching approach, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 1 of 4 cited something
Bay Area centers: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine 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
- September 30, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since June 2022 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
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 LPA observed S2 present in the facility while still in process which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· April 18, 2024
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.
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 18, 2024
CCR 101170(e) · Type A
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 LPA observed S2 present in the facility while still in process which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
How the comparison is built
Routine visits: across Bay Area centers, the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits (2,260 visits).
A day here
- Hours
- 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, school year
- Schedule
- half-day, full-day
Details
- Website
- peninsulaschool.org
- Address
- 920 Peninsula Way
- License
- 410500510, active
- Ages they serve
- children as young as three years old through 8th grade
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Who cares for your child
- Staff peninsulaschool.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff peninsulaschool.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff peninsulaschool.org
What it costs
- Preschool, Second price — Checked July 2026 peninsulaschool.org
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
- Hours, Calendar, Schedule — Checked July 2026 peninsulaschool.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 peninsulaschool.org
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 peninsulaschool.org
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov