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Phillips Brooks Nursery School

phillipsbrooks.org

At a glance

  • Medium Reggio Emilia–inspired center, licensed for 67 children.
  • Hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., school year.
  • Tuition Preschool $3,256 a month, full time. See costs
  • 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 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since May 2023.

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Licensing inspections

  • Mar 28, 2025Nothing cited
  • Sep 27, 2024Nothing cited
  • Mar 28, 20241 citation
    • HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Type B

      • “A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on review of water site, facility tested on 4/6/23 which was after the deadline of 1/1/23. This posed a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”

        HSC 1597.16(a)(1)

  • May 9, 2023Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).

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

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
March 28, 2025
On file
4 visits since May 2023 — 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.

Mar 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Sep 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 28, 2024

HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B

A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on review of water site, facility tested on 4/6/23 which was after the deadline of 1/1/23. This posed a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

State report

May 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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What it costs

Preschool$3,256

Phillips Brooks Nursery SchoolMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)

Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Bay Area full-time prices for that age; 36 preschool programs publish one.

A day here

7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., school year

How they teach

Reggio Emilia–inspired and academic

“the academic program morphed from traditional to progressive”

Who cares for your child

Jennifer Bohnen (Head of School) since 2025.

1 year · Bay Area median 16, among 29 that publish

What staff are paid

Early Learning Center Aftercare Staff
$25 to $35 an hourJob posting, July 2026

Details

Phone
(650) 854-4545
Address
2245 Avy Ave., Menlo Park, 94025
License
410503100
Established
1978

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

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State record

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

A day here

Details

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.

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