Palo Alto · Licensed center
Challenger School-Middlefield
- Large academic center, licensed for 198 children.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 4 licensing inspections since June 2023.
Of the 91 Bay Area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 36% had no rules cited at any of them, as this center did. 1% had rules cited at all 4.
Licensing inspections
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- July 16, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since June 2023 — all of them cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file.
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.
Openings, child care subsidies, cost, ratios and staff, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Academic
“We also teach phonics, sentence diagramming, and penmanship—tried and true practices that other schools often neglect.”
A day here
- Hours
- 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Diapers
- Children must be potty-trained; diapers or training pants are not permitted at school
- Schedule
- Half-Day AM, Half-Day PM, and All-Day for Preschool; All-Day for Elementary; Extended Classtime AM/PM available
Details
- Website
- challengerschool.com
- Address
- 3880 Middlefield Rd
- License
- 434403575, active
- Ages they serve
- Preschool through eighth grade
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All checked July 2026.
How they teach
- Approach challengerschool.com
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Diapers challengerschool.com
- Hours, Schedule challengerschool.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website challengerschool.com
- Ages they serve challengerschool.com
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.