Los Altos · Licensed center
University Oaks Preschool
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 32 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since September 2021.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 10, 2024Nothing cited
- Sep 8, 2023Nothing cited
- Sep 29, 2022Nothing cited
Sep 15, 20211 citation
CCR 101238(a)Type B
“(a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed that a wood board on a high climbing structure in the outdoor play area was loose.”
CCR 101238(a)
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).
How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None41%
- 1 of 438%This center
- 2 of 415%
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 10, 2024
- On file
- 4 visits since September 2021 — 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.
Sep 2021 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 15, 2021
CCR 101238(a) · Type B · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
(a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed that a wood board on a high climbing structure in the outdoor play area was loose.
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 641-0194
- Address
- 858 University Avenue, Los Altos, 94024
- License
- 434413456
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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
- Website — Checked July 2026 universityoakspreschool.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.