Cupertino · Licensed center
Village Little
- Large faith-based center, licensed for 120 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What these mean, and where they come from
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.
Source for who runs it
ccld.dss.ca.govHow they teach
Faith-based
“Village Little Preschool first opened its doors in 1977 and it is a non-profit Christian Preschool and a ministry of Abundant Life Assembly of God in Cupertino.”In their words, July 2026.villagelittle.com
One of 20 Bay Area providers that describe a faith-based approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.
What it costs
$1,615 to $2,165 a month
Bay Area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
Part-time $1,010 to $1,350 a month. Application fee $200. Sibling discount: 15% discount, applied toward the lowest tuition, when two or more siblings are simultaneously enrolled.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: ratios and staff, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 1 of 3 cited something
Bay Area centers: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits. Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.
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
- June 17, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since February 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(b) The floors of all rooms shall have a surface that is safe and clean. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA & Office Services Supervisor observed three area rugs in Room 22 that appeared soiled and required deep cleaning.
· June 17, 2026
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.
Jun 2026 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · June 17, 2026
CCR 101238.3(b) · Type B
(b) The floors of all rooms shall have a surface that is safe and clean. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA & Office Services Supervisor observed three area rugs in Room 22 that appeared soiled and required deep cleaning.
CCR 101226(e)(1)(B) · Type B
(e) In centers where the licensee chooses to handle medications: (1) All prescription and nonprescription medications shall be centrally stored in accordance with the requirements specified below: (B) Each container shall have an unaltered label. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA and Office Services Supervisor observed that the medications of two children (C1 & C2) were not in their original containers and a child's medication (C3) was expired.
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 in 3 out of 10 staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff (S1, S2, & S3) do not have their proof of immunizations in their files.
CCR 101216.1(b)(1) · Type B
(b) Prior to employment, a teacher shall meet the requirements of (b)(1) or (b)(2) below: (1) A teacher shall have completed, with passing grades, at least six postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units of the education requirement specified in (c)(1) below; or shall have obtained a Child Development Assistant Permit issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA and Office Services Supervisor observed that Staff (S1) is used as a teacher, however based on review of their transcripts, S1 is missing Child Development and Child/Family/Community classes.
How the comparison is built
Routine visits: across Bay Area centers, the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits (2,260 visits).
A day here
- Meals
- Morning snack, nutritionally based lunch prepared by an on-site cook, and afternoon snack included in tuition
- Hours
- 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
- Schedule
- Full-Day (8am-6pm), 3/4-Day (8am-3:30pm), Half-Day (8am-12:30pm)
- Closed
- MLK Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, two Staff Learning Days in June, Independence Day (observed), two Staff Learning Days in August, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Recess (Nov 25-27), Christmas Recess (Dec 21-Jan 1)
Details
- Website
- villagelittle.com
- Address
- 10100 N Stelling Road
- License
- 430701365, active
- Ages they serve
- ages 2-6 years old
- Established
- 1977
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 villagelittle.com
What it costs
- Monthly tuition, Second price — Checked July 2026 villagelittle.com
- Application fee, Sibling discount — Checked July 2026 villagelittle.com
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
A day here
- Meals, Hours, Schedule — Checked July 2026 villagelittle.com
- Closed — Checked July 2026 villagelittle.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 villagelittle.com
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked July 2026 villagelittle.com
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov