Santa Clara · Licensed center
Stratford School
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 264 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 6 licensing inspections since December 2021.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 28, 2026Nothing cited
- May 6, 2025Nothing cited
Feb 10, 20251 citation
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.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Oct 22, 2024Nothing cited
Oct 20, 20221 citation
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.”
101700.3(b)(1)
- Dec 3, 2021Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 6 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 6 times had fewer: 52% of 252 had rules cited at 1 or none.
How all 252 Bay Area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 252 Bay Area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None17%
- 1 of 635%
- 2 of 631%This center
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 66%
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
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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.
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Details
- Phone
- (408) 244-4073
- Address
- 890 Pomeroy Ave, Santa Clara, 95051
- License
- 434410807
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State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Address — 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.