Menlo Park · Licensed center
University Heights Children's Center
At a glance
- Medium Montessori center, licensed for 31 children.
- Hours 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, school year.
- Run by the person who holds the license.
From their website, read July 2026:
“In our Montessori Twos classroom, UHM has approximately a 1:4 teacher to student ratio.”
“In our Montessori Preschool classrooms, UHM implements approximately a 1:6 to 1:8 student to teacher ratio.”
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 7 licensing inspections since July 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Mar 12, 2026Nothing cited
- Dec 1, 2025Nothing cited
Nov 19, 20252 citations in 2 reports
CCR 101161(a)Type A
“(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: ***THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OF ORIGINAL REPORT DATED 11/19/25*** ***Deficiency has been modified from a TYPE A violation to a TYPE B violation.*** Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the facility exceeded the facility capacity of 31 preschool children by having 33 preschool children present, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101161(a)
A second state report dated the same day: 1 citation
CCR 101161(a)Type A
“(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the facility exceeded the facility capacity of 31 preschool children by having 33 preschool children present, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101161(a)
Oct 10, 20251 citation
CCR 101216.3(a)(1)Type A
“(a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below. (1) The number of children in attendance shall not exceed licensed capacity. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: This page was created in error.”
CCR 101216.3(a)(1)
- May 2, 2024Nothing cited
- Oct 18, 2022Nothing cited
- Jul 20, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 7 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 7 times split three ways: 45% had fewer, 26% the same, and 29% more (145 centers).
How all 145 Bay Area centers inspected 7 times compare
Of the 145 Bay Area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None19%
- 1 of 726%
- 2 of 726%This center
- 3 of 715%
- 4 of 710%
- 5 of 73%
- 6 of 71%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- March 12, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since July 2022 — 5 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: ***THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OF ORIGINAL REPORT DATED 11/19/25*** ***Deficiency has been modified from a TYPE A violation to a TYPE B violation.*** Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the facility exceeded the facility capacity of 31 preschool children by having 33 preschool children present, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· November 19, 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.
Nov 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 19, 2025
CCR 101161(a) · Type A
(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: ***THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OF ORIGINAL REPORT DATED 11/19/25*** ***Deficiency has been modified from a TYPE A violation to a TYPE B violation.*** Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the facility exceeded the facility capacity of 31 preschool children by having 33 preschool children present, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Nov 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 19, 2025
CCR 101161(a) · Type A
(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the facility exceeded the facility capacity of 31 preschool children by having 33 preschool children present, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Oct 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 10, 2025
CCR 101216.3(a)(1) · Type A
(a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below. (1) The number of children in attendance shall not exceed licensed capacity. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: This page was created in error.
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A day here
7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 5 days a week, school year
Outdoors and sleep
- Outdoors
- 45-minute outside recess daily for all students in both Montessori Preschool classrooms
- Sleep
- PM Montessori program includes quiet story time (~15 min) followed by nap time for napping students (~2 hours)
How they teach
Montessori
“Both classrooms offer a true Montessori curriculum that is engaging and exciting for all students.”
Details
- Phone
- (650) 854-6993
- Address
- 2066 Avy Avenue, Menlo Park, 94025
- License
- 410517432
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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.
Children per adult
- Children per adult — Checked July 2026 uhmcc.com
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 uhmcc.com
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 uhmcc.com
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 uhmcc.com
- Who runs it — Checked November 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.