Portola Valley · Licensed center
Windmill School INC.
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 75 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since February 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Mar 23, 2026Nothing cited
- Feb 28, 2024Nothing cited
- Feb 8, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had the same: 51% of 568.
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%This center
- 1 of 334%
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- March 23, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since February 2023 — all of them cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- 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 2024 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · September 30, 2024
Unsubstantiated
ALLEGATION(S): Staff did not adhere to an admissions agreement INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 12/12/24 at approximately at 9:00am, Licensing Program Analysts (LPA) A. conducted an unannounced subsequent site visit to the facility to deliver investigation findings in response to the above allegation that was made to the Child Care Licensing Division (CCLD) on 9/30/24. LPAs A. met with Director of Admissions J.G. and Site Director, N.W. and discussed the purpose of the visit. During today’s visit, LPA conducted a health and safety inspection. Present during the inspection was Site Director, Director of Admissions and eleven staff supervising forty two children (42 Preschoolers). All adults present have fingerprint clearance and are associated to the facility. During the course of the investigation, LPA conducted observations, gathered documents, and interviewed staff. Through staff interviews, LPA gathered that staff did verify that staff did comply to the programs admissions agreement. Based on the information gathered it was determined that there is not sufficient evidence to say that staff did not adhere to an admissions agreement. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violations did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 851-0771
- Address
- 900 Portola Road, Portola Valley, 94028
- License
- 414004441
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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 windmillschool.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.