Palo Alto · Licensed center
St. Elizabeth Seton Little Saints Preschool
At a glance
- Small developmental center, licensed for 30 children.
- Ages They list: Preschool 3 and Preschool 4.
From their website, read July 2026:
“Teacher Ratio 10:1 Pre-K 12:1 K-3rd”
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since May 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jan 8, 2026Nothing cited
- Nov 8, 2024Nothing cited
- Aug 15, 2023Nothing cited
- Aug 8, 2022Nothing cited
May 25, 20221 citation
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“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.”
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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
- 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.
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.
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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.”
Policies
- Special needs
- Support for students with IEPs and 504 plans via a student support team
Details
- Phone
- (650) 326-9004
- Address
- 1095 Channing Avenue, Palo Alto, 94301
- License
- 434413367
- Ages they serve
- Preschool 3 and Preschool 4
- Established
- 1978
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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.
Children per adult
- Children per adult setonpaloalto.org
How they teach
- Approach setonpaloalto.org/about
- Approach setonpaloalto.org/academics
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Policies
- Special needs setonpaloalto.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website setonpaloalto.org
- Ages they serve setonpaloalto.org
- Established setonpaloalto.org
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.