Los Altos · Licensed center
Waldorf School of the Peninsula
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 45 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 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since June 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Dec 19, 20242 citations
CCR 101238(g)Type B
“(g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as several potentially hazardous items labeled "Keep out of reach from children" were found stored in a low, open cabinet which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101238(g)
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 as two staff members did not have proof of immunization against Measles (MMR) and/or Pertussis (Tdap) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)
- May 22, 2023Nothing cited
Jun 3, 20221 citation
CCR 101170(e)(1)Type A
“(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department or This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one staff member does not have an eligible background clearance and is not associated to the facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101170(e)(1)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 85% of 568 had rules cited at 1 or none.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%
- 1 of 334%
- 2 of 312%This center
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- December 19, 2024
- On file
- 3 visits since June 2022 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department or This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one staff member does not have an eligible background clearance and is not associated to the facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· June 3, 2022
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.
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · December 19, 2024
CCR 101238(g) · Type B
(g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as several potentially hazardous items labeled "Keep out of reach from children" were found stored in a low, open cabinet which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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 as two staff members did not have proof of immunization against Measles (MMR) and/or Pertussis (Tdap) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Jun 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 3, 2022
CCR 101170(e)(1) · Type A
(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department or This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one staff member does not have an eligible background clearance and is not associated to the facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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A day here
- Calendar
- School year
Closed
- Closed
- 8 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples' Day, Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Spring Break, Memorial Day
Details
- Phone
- (650) 209-9400
- Address
- 11311 Mora Drive, Los Altos, 94024
- License
- 434414098
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State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
- Calendar, Closed — Checked July 2026 waldorfpeninsula.org/…/2025-2026-WSP-School-Calendar.pdf
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 waldorfpeninsula.org
- 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.