Menlo Park · Licensed center
Alpha Kids Academy Llc-Infant
- Small center, licensed for 12 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state lists 4 visits below. Shortlist has not read the reports behind them, so there is no share of visits that cited something to set beside other providers yet.
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
California CDSS Community Care Licensing records this provider’s license as “Closed, Change of Location”, closed January 30, 2026. That is the state’s own wording, quoted as published. The record below is one the state published, and the state still publishes it. Check with the provider or the state directly.
- Last visit
- May 21, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since July 2022 · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- Type B —
(a) The licensee shall ensure that a separate, complete and current record for each child is maintained in the child care center. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· May 21, 2025
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.
May 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 21, 2025
CCR 101221(a) · Type B
(a) The licensee shall ensure that a separate, complete and current record for each child is maintained in the child care center. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
May 2024 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · May 14, 2024
Substantiated · CCR 101223(a)(7) · Type B
101223(a)(7) Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (7) Not to be placed in any restraining device... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and observations made children are placed in high chairs while not actively eating for extended times as well as the facility uses the chairs for activities (arts and crafts projects) other than feeding. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 18, 2024
WD 101700(b) · Type B
(b) All licensed Child Care Centers operating in buildings constructed before January 1, 2010, shall test their water for lead pursuant to these written directives. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Openings, child care subsidies, cost, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
A day here
- Hours
- 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
- Schedule
- Full-time (5 days) and part-time (2 or 3 days/week), each with or without extended care
Details
- Website
- alphakidsacademysf.com
- Address
- 201 Ravenswood Avenue
- License
- 414004888, active
The state licenses this address more than once, to the same licensee.
The day-care-center license is published separately, with its own license and its own inspection record:
Alpha Kids Academy LLCRun Alpha Kids Academy Llc-Infant? Correct or add anything here, free.
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State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 2 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=1, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=0, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=1. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
A day here
- Hours, Schedule — Checked July 2026 alphakidsacademysf.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 alphakidsacademysf.com
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.