Menlo Park · Licensed center
Rcsd Child Dev Services-Garfield Children's Center
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 72 children.
- Run by a school district, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since January 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Feb 4, 2025Nothing cited
Mar 25, 20241 citation
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Type B
“(a) (1) 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 record review and observations it was found that facility completed lead testing after deadline, and has not posted the results for public display. This posed a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
- Mar 9, 2023Nothing cited
- Mar 9, 2022Nothing cited
- Jan 3, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 5 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (457 centers).
How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None29%
- 1 of 535%This center
- 2 of 523%
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- February 4, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since January 2022 — 4 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 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 25, 2024
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
(a) (1) 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 record review and observations it was found that facility completed lead testing after deadline, and has not posted the results for public display. This posed a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 482-2062
- Address
- 3600 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park, 94025
- License
- 410505767
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Sources and dates
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State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 garfield.rcsdk8.net
- 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.