Palo Alto · Licensed center
College Terrace Children's Center
- Medium developmental center, licensed for 35 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 5 licensing inspections since May 2023.
Of the 98 Bay Area centers with 5 licensing inspections, 20% had no rules cited at any of them, as this center did.
Licensing inspections
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 31, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since May 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, ratios and staff, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Developmental and play-based
“Play-based curriculum”
What it costs
$2,920 a month for a preschooler
Higher than 61% of the 36 that publish a price.
College Terrace Children's CenterMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)
- Part time
- $1,490 to $2,100 a month
- Application fee
- $25
A day here
- Hours
- 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week, year round
- Meals
- Healthy, organic snacks and lunch included
- Diapers
- Diapers and wipes are included for infant-toddler programs only, not for preschool
- Schedule
- Full Day, Part Day Long
Details
- Website
- paccc.org
- Address
- 2300 Wellesley Street
- License
- 430701197, active
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 paccc.org/whole_child_approach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 paccc.org/apply_for_care/tuition
What it costs
- Preschool, Second price, Application fee — Checked July 2026 paccc.org/…/tuition_itp_2026-2027_v2.pdf
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Meals — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
- Diapers, Hours, Schedule — Checked July 2026 paccc.org/…/tuition_itp_2026-2027_v2.pdf
- Calendar — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 paccc.org
- Who runs it — Checked October 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.