Sunnyvale · Licensed center
Ponderosa District Preschool
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 46 children.
- Run by a school district, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since October 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Feb 23, 2026Nothing cited
- Aug 16, 2024Nothing cited
- Oct 18, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had the same: 51% of 568.
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%This center
- 1 of 334%
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- February 23, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since October 2022 — all of them cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- 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.
Dec 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · December 18, 2025
Unsubstantiated
ALLEGATION(S): Staff pushed a child in care. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 1/28/2026, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) L.F.D. conducted an unannounced complaint investigation and met with MEHA RATNANI, Director and informed her of the reason for visit. LPA observed 17 children in care. During the course of the investigation, LPA interviewed Reporting Party (RP), staff, children, and obtained copies of documentations. It was alleged that staff pushed a child in care after using the bathroom because C1 did not want to wash his hands. Based on interviews conducted, staff stated that C1 became upset because C1 was being guided by Staff 2 (S2) to use the sink to wash C1’s hands after using the bathroom, but C1 refused and wanted to go directly to the table to eat his snack...
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Details
- Phone
- (408) 423-4017
- Address
- 804 Ponderosa Ave, Sunnyvale, 94086
- License
- 434400057
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State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Address, Who runs it — Checked November 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
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.