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St. Elizabeth Seton Little Saints Preschool

What these mean, and where they come from

Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.

How they teach

Developmental and faith-based

“St. Elizabeth Seton School, sponsored by the Daughters of Charity, is a nurturing community in the Vincentian tradition.”In their words, July 2026.setonpaloalto.org

“The purpose of Little Saints is to provide a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment that promotes the development of the “whole child,” – meeting the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual needs of the child.”In their words, July 2026.setonpaloalto.org

One of 30 Bay Area providers that describe a developmental approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

One adult for every ten preschoolers

Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.

One adult for every twelve school-age children. Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.

Eighteen staff are named on their site, with no start years given.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 1 of 5 cited something

Bay Area centers: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits.

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
January 8, 2026
On file
5 visits since May 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.

Jan 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Nov 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Aug 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Aug 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
May 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · May 25, 2022

HSC 1596.954 · Type B

Every licensed child day care center shall have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in the facility that meet the standards established in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 13260) of Part 2 of Division 12. The department shall account for the presence of these detectors during inspections. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed that there is not a carbon monoxide detector present in the facility. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Bay Area centers, the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits (2,260 visits).

Policies

Special needs
Support for students with IEPs and 504 plans via a student support team

Details

(650) 326-9004

Website
setonpaloalto.org
Address
1095 Channing Avenue
License
434413367, active
Ages they serve
Preschool 3 and Preschool 4
Established
1978

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State record

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