Redwood City · Licensed center
Sequoia Children's Center
A HighScope center in Redwood City, licensed for 75 children. Care for an infant is $3,360 a month, more than 4 of 10 Bay Area full-time prices. The state cited something at 1 of 5 routine visits (Bay Area centers: about 1 in 4).
Medium center. 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.
How they teach
HighScope, Creative Curriculum and play-based
“"HighScope" Curriculum integrates adult-child interaction, carefully designed learning environments, and a plan-do-review process.”In their words. sequoiachildren.org, July 2026
“Creative Curriculum & HighScope Curriculum – Fostering active learning and parent involvement.”In their words. sequoiachildren.org, July 2026
“we believe in the power of play-based learning to nurture every child’s cognitive, social, and emotional growth”In their words. sequoiachildren.org, July 2026
One of 5 Bay Area providers that describe a HighScope approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
One adult for every four infants
Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.
One adult for every five toddlers. Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.
One adult for every six to ten preschoolers. Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.
What it costs
$3,360 a month for an infant
In the middle of 10 Bay Area providers that publish a full-time infant price: 4 charge less and 4 charge more.
Higher than 9 of 16 Bay Area providers that publish a full-time toddler price.
Sequoia Children's CenterMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)
Scale $1,000 to $4,000 a month. Bay Area prices as of September 29, 2026. Part-time $1,190 to $2,450 a month. Application fee $200. Sibling discount: 10% off older sibling(s) tuition. Prices from their website, July 2026.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 1 of 5 cited something
Across Bay Area centers, the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits (2,260 visits).
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- September 4, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since September 2022 — 4 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- 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 12, 2025
Unsubstantiated
ALLEGATION(S): Staff caused multiple injuries to child in care taff spoke inappropriately to child in care INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On February 11, 2026, at approximately 2:55pm, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Maria Olguin-Leon conducted an unannounced visit to deliver complaint findings for the above allegations. LPA met with the Director A.O. and explained the purpose of the visit. Present during today’s visit was Director and 13 staff caring for 54 preschool children. Facility is operating within capacity. During the course of the investigation, LPA conducted both staff and parent interviews, conducted observations and reviewed pertinent documentation that was received. LPA determined that based on the information obtained there is not sufficient evidence to prove that Staff caused multiple injuries to child in care and Staff spoke inappropriately to child in care Although the allegation above may have happened or are valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violations did or did not occur, therefore, the above allegations re UNSUBSTANTIATED. Upon receipt of this report, Licensee shall post the Notice of Site Visit. Notice of Site Visit shall be posted for 30 consecutive days. Failure to maintain postings as required will result in an immediate $100 civil penalty. This report is public and can be reviewed. Exit interview was conducted and report was reviewed with Director A.O. Copy of report and appeal rights were provided. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.
Sep 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 22, 2022
101700.3(b)(1) · Type B
101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.5 ppb of lead in their water source. Once recieved, the facility took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
A day here
- Outdoors
- Dedicated outdoor areas: children's garden, play structures, tricycle courtyard, sandbox, and outdoor manipulatives/easels
- Updates for parents
- Daily written reports plus photo/video updates through a parent communication app
- Hours
- 7:00 AM to 5:45 PM, 5 days a week
- Schedule
- Regular Full Day, Mornings + Naps, and Mornings Only, each offered Mon-Fri, Mon/Wed/Fri, or Tue/Thurs
Details
- Phone
- (650) 369-5277
- Website
- sequoiachildren.org
- Address
- 1234 Brewster Avenue
- License
- 410519042, active
- Established
- 1975
The state licenses this address more than once, to the same licensee. The infant-center license is published separately as Sequoia Children's Center, with its own license and its own inspection record.
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
All checked July 2026.
How they teach
- Approach — sequoiachildren.org
How they teach
- Approach — sequoiachildren.org
How they teach
- Approach — sequoiachildren.org
Who cares for your child
- Children per adult — sequoiachildren.org
What it costs
- Infant, Toddler, Second price, Application fee, Sibling discount — sequoiachildren.org
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 1 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=2, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
A day here
- Outdoors, Hours — sequoiachildren.org
- Updates for parents — sequoiachildren.org
- Schedule — sequoiachildren.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — sequoiachildren.org
- Established — sequoiachildren.org