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Menlo Park · Licensed center

Pfs- Haven Cdc

At a glance

  • Small center, licensed for 24 children.
  • Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since June 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Jan 23, 20261 citation
    • CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B

      • “Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the facility's self report, this requirement was not met as a child was left unsupervised inside a classroom for approximately 30 seconds. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”

        CCR 101229(a)(1)

  • Dec 3, 20251 citation
    • HSC 1596.954Type B

      • “Every licensed child day care center shall have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in the facility that meet the standards established in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 13260) of Part 2 of Division 12. The department shall account for the presence of these detectors during inspections. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        HSC 1596.954

  • May 9, 2024Nothing cited
  • Jun 21, 2022Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 4 times had fewer: 79% of 569 had rules cited at 1 or none.

How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare

Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None41%
  • 1 of 438%
  • 2 of 415%This center
  • 3 of 46%
  • All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
January 23, 2026
On file
4 visits since June 2022 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious
Type B — Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the facility's self report, this requirement was not met as a child was left unsupervised inside a classroom for approximately 30 seconds. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. · January 23, 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.

Jan 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 23, 2026

CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B

Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the facility's self report, this requirement was not met as a child was left unsupervised inside a classroom for approximately 30 seconds. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

State report

Dec 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · December 3, 2025

HSC 1596.954 · Type B

Every licensed child day care center shall have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in the facility that meet the standards established in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 13260) of Part 2 of Division 12. The department shall account for the presence of these detectors during inspections. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

May 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jun 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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What staff are paid

Preschool Master Teacher
$35.15 to $37.85 an hourJob posting, July 2026

Details

Phone
(650) 555-1212
Address
260 Van Buren Avenue, Menlo Park, 94025
License
414001051

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What staff are paid

State record

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

Details

Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.

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