Los Altos · Licensed center
Ventana School
At a glance
- Large Reggio Emilia–inspired center, licensed for 80 children.
- Hours 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., 5 days a week.
- Tuition Preschool $2,920 a month, full time. See costs
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since April 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Feb 26, 2026Nothing cited
Mar 7, 20241 citation
CCR 101221(b)(8)(C)Type B
“(C) A signed consent form for emergency medical treatment unless the child's authorized representative has signed the statement specified in Section 101220(f). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one child present today was not signed in by the parent at drop off which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101221(b)(8)(C)
- Feb 16, 2023Nothing cited
- May 23, 2022Nothing cited
Apr 22, 20222 citations
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)Type B
“(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. One staff member did not have proof of immunization records.”
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)
CCR 101216(g)(1)Type B
“(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 1 staff member did not have proof of TB Clearance, 2 staff members did not have a Health Screening Report (LIC 503), and 3 staff members had neither proof of TB Clearance nor a Health Screening Report (LIC 503).”
CCR 101216(g)(1)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had fewer: 64% of 457 had rules cited at 1 or none.
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%
- 1 of 535%
- 2 of 523%This center
- 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
- February 26, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since April 2022 — 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.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 7, 2024
CCR 101221(b)(8)(C) · Type B
(C) A signed consent form for emergency medical treatment unless the child's authorized representative has signed the statement specified in Section 101220(f). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one child present today was not signed in by the parent at drop off which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Apr 2022 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · April 22, 2022
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) · Type B
(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. One staff member did not have proof of immunization records.
CCR 101216(g)(1) · Type B
(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 1 staff member did not have proof of TB Clearance, 2 staff members did not have a Health Screening Report (LIC 503), and 3 staff members had neither proof of TB Clearance nor a Health Screening Report (LIC 503).
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What it costs
Ventana SchoolMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Bay Area full-time prices for that age; 36 preschool programs publish one.
- Application fee
- $500
- Deposit
- $5,000
A day here
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., 5 days a week
Meals and schedule
- Meals
- Optional Hot Lunch program available through a third-party vendor (My Green Lunch), priced separately
- Schedule
- Full-day
How they teach
Reggio Emilia–inspired and emergent curriculum
“Ventana School is a Reggio-inspired Preschool and Elementary school serving children from age two through fifth grade.”
Details
- Phone
- (650) 948-2121
- Address
- 1040 Border Road, Los Altos, 94024
- License
- 434408020
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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.
All checked July 2026.
How they teach
- Approach ventanaschool.org/our-identity
- Approach ventanaschool.org/elementary-program
What it costs
- Preschool, Application fee, Deposit ventanaschool.org
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Schedule ventanaschool.org
- Hours ventanaschool.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website ventanaschool.org
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.