Atherton · Licensed center
Playschool
At a glance
- Large play-based center, licensed for 80 children.
- Ages They list: children at least 2 years of age.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since June 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 11, 2025Nothing cited
Jun 18, 20241 citation
WD 101700(b)Type B
“(b) All licensed Child Care Centers operating in buildings constructed before January 1, 2010, shall test their water for lead pursuant to these written directives. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not completing lead testing by January 1, 2023 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
WD 101700(b)
- Jun 24, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 51% of 568 had none cited.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%
- 1 of 334%This center
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- September 11, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since June 2022 — 2 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.
Jun 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 18, 2024
WD 101700(b) · Type B
(b) All licensed Child Care Centers operating in buildings constructed before January 1, 2010, shall test their water for lead pursuant to these written directives. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not completing lead testing by January 1, 2023 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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A day here
- Calendar
- School year
Schedule and closed
- Schedule
- Three-day or five-day per week program options (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Closed
- 11 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Parent/Teacher Conferences days, Thanksgiving Holiday, Winter Vacation (Dec 21 - Jan 1), MLK Jr. Holiday, Presidents' Day, Spring Break (Apr 12-16), Memorial Day, plus teacher work days (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
How they teach
Play-based
“Playschool Atherton is a play-based preschool serving the San Francisco Peninsula since 1998”
Details
- Phone
- (650) 325-1623
- Address
- 150 Watkins Avenue, Atherton, 94027
- License
- 414000627
- Ages they serve
- Children at least 2 years of age
- Established
- 1998
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Sources and dates
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All checked July 2026.
How they teach
- Approach playschoolatherton.com
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
- Calendar, Closed playschoolatherton.com
- Schedule playschoolatherton.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website playschoolatherton.com
- Ages they serve playschoolatherton.com
- Established playschoolatherton.com
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.