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Woodland School

woodland-school.org

At a glance

  • Medium Reggio Emilia center, licensed for 45 children.
  • Ages They list: 3-5 years (preschool 3-4 years; pre-kindergarten 4-5 years).
  • Hours 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Tuition Preschool $3,133 a month, full time. See costs
  • Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.

From their website, read July 2026:

“15 Average Class Size 9:1 Student-Teacher Ratio”

What the state has found

The state cited no rules at its 1 licensing inspection, in June 2023.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Jun 22, 2023Nothing cited

The state cited no rules at this center's 1 inspection. Most Bay Area centers inspected once had the same: 98% of 215.

How all 215 Bay Area centers inspected once compare

Of the 215 Bay Area centers the state inspected once, whether that inspection cited a rule:

  • No98%This center
  • Yes2%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
May 19, 2025
On file
1 visit, June 2023 — it cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
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 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · March 5, 2025

Unsubstantiated

ALLEGATION(S): 1. Staff force children to nap 2. Staff take children's personal belongings away as punishment INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 5/19/2025, at approximately 9:00 AM, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs)Wadhwa & Gomez conducted an unannounced follow up complaint investigation visit at the facility. LPA met with Director, M.G., and explained the purpose of the visit. Present during the visit was Director, 7 staff and 36 preschool age children. During the investigation site observations were conducted on 3/11/2025 and 5/19/2025. A review of the facility records was also completed, and included children’s files, staff files and parent handbook. Interviews were conducted with staff, a sample of the children and the involved parties. Continued on Page 2 Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

Jun 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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What it costs

Preschool$3,133

Woodland 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.

A day here

8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Meals, outdoors and diapers
Meals
Optional hot lunch program via Choicelunch (vegetarian and gluten-free options), ordered online, not included in tuition
Outdoors
Outdoor classroom is a designed extension of the indoor classroom, offering natural elements and gross motor opportunities as part of daily learning
Diapers
Children must be fully potty-trained (independently) to enter the Early Childhood program; no diapering service

How they teach

Reggio Emilia, play-based and emergent curriculum

“Woodland's Early Childhood program embraces Reggio Emilia's viewpoint of the environment as the third teacher.”

Details

Phone
(650) 854-9068
Address
360 La Cuesta, Portola Valley, 94028
License
410509152
Ages they serve
3-5 years (preschool 3-4 years; pre-kindergarten 4-5 years)

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Children per adult

How they teach

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State record

The state’s licensing transparency data reports 1 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=2, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.

A day here

Details

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.

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