Palo Alto · Licensed center
Sojourner Truth Child Development Center
At a glance
- Medium developmental center, licensed for 50 children.
- Hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
- Tuition $1,690 a month, full time; the age it is for isn’t stated. See costs
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
From their website, read July 2026:
“Infant-Toddler | 1:4 Ratio”
“Preschool | 1:8 Ratio”
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections under this license since June 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 3, 20261 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“101229(a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time…Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one (1) child was left unattended in the classroom, which poses an immediate health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Oct 31, 2025Nothing cited
Jul 3, 20251 citation
CCR 101700.3(c)Type B
“101700.3(c) If testing indicates an Action Level Exceedance (5.5 ppb or greater) at any water outlet, the water from that outlet is deemed not safe to drink and an immediate response pursuant to section 101704 shall be required. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one or more water outlets tested for lead had an exceedance of 5.5ppb or greater, which is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101700.3(c)
- Sep 6, 2024Nothing cited
- Jun 23, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 5 inspections under this license. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had fewer: 64% of 457 had rules cited at 1 or none.
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%
- 2 of 523%This center
- 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
- June 3, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since June 2023 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
101229(a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time…Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one (1) child was left unattended in the classroom, which poses an immediate health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· June 3, 2026
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 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 3, 2026
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
101229(a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time…Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one (1) child was left unattended in the classroom, which poses an immediate health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · July 3, 2025
CCR 101700.3(c) · Type B
101700.3(c) If testing indicates an Action Level Exceedance (5.5 ppb or greater) at any water outlet, the water from that outlet is deemed not safe to drink and an immediate response pursuant to section 101704 shall be required. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one or more water outlets tested for lead had an exceedance of 5.5ppb or greater, which is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.
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What it costs
From $1,690 a month
Bay Area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
- Half day
- $1,490 a month
- Application fee
- $25
A day here
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round
Meals and schedule
- Meals
- Healthy, organic snacks and lunch
- Schedule
- Full Day (7:30am-5:30pm) or Part Day Long (7:30am-3:00pm); Mon-Fri, M/W/F, or Tue/Thu options
How they teach
Developmental and play-based
“At PACCC, we believe in a whole-child approach to early education and care”
Details
- Phone
- (650) 493-5990
- Address
- 3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto, 94306
- License
- 430709415
The state licenses this address more than once, to the same licensee.
The day-care-center license is published separately, with its own license and its own inspection record:
Sojourner Truth Child Development CenterWe couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
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.
Children per adult
- Children per adult — Checked July 2026 paccc.org/…/tuition_itp_2026-2027_v2.pdf
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
What it costs
- Monthly tuition, Second price, Application fee — Checked July 2026 paccc.org/…/tuition_itp_2026-2027_v2.pdf
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Hours, Schedule — Checked July 2026 paccc.org/…/tuition_itp_2026-2027_v2.pdf
- Calendar — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
- 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.