Santa Clara · Licensed center
Stratford School
A center in Santa Clara, licensed for 264 children. The state cited something at 2 of 6 routine visits (Bay Area centers: about 1 in 4). Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Large center. 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.
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What the state has found
Routine visits: 2 of 6 cited something
Across Bay Area centers, the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits (2,260 visits).
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- April 28, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since December 2021 — 4 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision(a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: C1 was left unattended in inside Classroom A1 on 2/3/2025, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
· February 10, 2025
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.
Feb 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 10, 2025
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision(a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: C1 was left unattended in inside Classroom A1 on 2/3/2025, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Oct 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 20, 2022
101700.3(b)(1) · Type B
101700.3 Lead Testing Written Directives (b)(1) a result with values of 5.5 parts per billion (ppb) or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Lead water testing conducted at Stratford School produced Action Level Exceedance of 92.0 ppb for Faucet "S" which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Details
- Phone
- (408) 244-4073
- Address
- 890 Pomeroy Avenue
- License
- 434410807, active
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Sources and dates
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All checked July 2026.
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — ccld.dss.ca.gov