Mountain View · Licensed center
St. Timothy's Pre-School
At a glance
- Small play-based center, licensed for 22 children.
- Hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
- Tuition Toddler $2,745, preschool $2,595 a month, full time. See costs
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
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 since February 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 26, 2025Nothing cited
Aug 7, 20241 citation
101700.3(b)(2)Type B
“Lead Testing Written Directive- Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, facility had outlet D water test 5.5 ppb or greater, which is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.”
101700.3(b)(2)
Oct 3, 20231 citation
HSC 101700.3(b)(1)Type B
“101700.3(b)(1) Lead Testing Written D.A. result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, facility has 1 outlet of water test 5.5 ppb or greater (located outside of preschool grounds), which is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.”
HSC 101700.3(b)(1)
- Oct 13, 2022Nothing cited
- Feb 18, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 5 inspections. 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
- September 26, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since February 2022 — 3 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.
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 7, 2024
101700.3(b)(2) · Type B
Lead Testing Written Directive- Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, facility had outlet D water test 5.5 ppb or greater, which is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 3, 2023
HSC 101700.3(b)(1) · Type B
101700.3(b)(1) Lead Testing Written D.A. result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, facility has 1 outlet of water test 5.5 ppb or greater (located outside of preschool grounds), which is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.
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What it costs
St. Timothy's Pre-SchoolMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Bay Area full-time prices for that age; 16 toddler and 36 preschool programs publish one.
- Half day
- $1,486 to $1,636 a month
A day here
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round
Outdoors, sleep, schedule and one more
- Outdoors
- Children are invited to choose to explore in either the indoor or outdoor classroom
- Sleep
- Full Day (until 5:30pm) children have the option to nap/rest in a nap room with their own mat and bedding
- Schedule
- Early Program (M-F, 8:30am–1:00pm) and Extended Day (M-F, 8:30am–5:30pm)
- Closed
- 11 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
Closed Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving week, winter/holiday break (late Dec–early Jan), MLK Day, Presidents Day, spring recess, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, and July holidays, plus periodic in-service/staff development days
How they teach
Play-based
“We are a play-based emergent curriculum program that encourages personal autonomy and outside-the-box exploration.”
Details
- Phone
- (650) 967-4724
- Address
- 2094 Grant Road, Mountain View, 94040
- License
- 430700603
- Established
- 1961
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 sttims.org
What it costs
- Toddler, Preschool, Second price — Checked July 2026 sttims.org
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
- Outdoors, Sleep, Hours, Calendar, Schedule, Closed — Checked July 2026 sttims.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website, Ages they serve, Established — Checked July 2026 sttims.org
- Who runs it — Checked November 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
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.