Palo Alto · Licensed center
Stanford West Children's Center
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 90 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 5 licensing inspections under this license since August 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jan 14, 2026Nothing cited
- Oct 29, 2024Nothing cited
- Jul 27, 2023Nothing cited
- Jul 21, 2023Nothing cited
- Aug 5, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 5 inspections under this license. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had at least one: 71% of 457.
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%This center
- 1 of 535%
- 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 14, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since August 2022 — all of them cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited under this license, so there is nothing to correct. The other license at this address keeps its own record.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file under this license. The other license at this address keeps its own record.
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.
What staff are paid
- Early Childhood Teacher
- $20.40 to $31.45 an hourJob posting, August 2026
- Early Childhood Education Substitute Teacher
- $20.40 to $31.45 an hourJob posting, August 2026
Details
- Phone
- (650) 723-8700
- Address
- 625 Clark Way, Palo Alto, 94304
- License
- 435700745
The state licenses this address more than once, to the same licensee.
The infant-center license is published separately, with its own license and its own inspection record:
Stanford West Children's CenterWe couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, 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.
What staff are paid
- Early Childhood Teacher — Checked October 2026 careers.brighthorizons.com
- Early Childhood Education Substitute Teacher — Checked October 2026 careers.brighthorizons.com
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Who runs it — Checked November 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.