Palo Alto · Licensed center
Cornerstone Mandarin Chinese Immersion School
- Small bilingual center, licensed for 30 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 6 licensing inspections since September 2022.
Of the 29 Bay Area centers with 6 licensing inspections, 38% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 21% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
Aug 16, 20231 citation
“(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed a staff who is an intern (S1) present and caring for children at the facility. S1 has not been fingerprint cleared to work at the facility. director stated S1 has been working at the facility since 8/10/23.”
CCR 101170(e)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- January 8, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since September 2022 — 5 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed a staff who is an intern (S1) present and caring for children at the facility. S1 has not been fingerprint cleared to work at the facility. director stated S1 has been working at the facility since 8/10/23.
· August 16, 2023
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.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 16, 2023
CCR 101170(e) · Type A
(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed a staff who is an intern (S1) present and caring for children at the facility. S1 has not been fingerprint cleared to work at the facility. director stated S1 has been working at the facility since 8/10/23.
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How they teach
Bilingual
“We are happy to offer an outstanding Mandarin immersion program for students starting from 2 years and 9 months old.”
Who cares for your child
Helen Wong (Principal) since 2010, Ms. Ma (Teacher) since 2013, Ms. Han (Teacher) since 2015, Ms. Teresa Qian (Director) since 2016, Ms. Lim (Teacher), 10 years in early childhood, Mr. Chen (Teacher), 18 years in early childhood, Ms. Chen (Teacher), 4 years in early childhood, Ms. Hsieh (Teacher), 8 years in early childhood, Ms. Kong (Teacher), 2 years in early childhood, Ms. Zhu (Teacher), 7 years in early childhood, Menat Elattma (Teacher), 5 years in early childhood, Ms. H. Liu (Teacher), 17 years in early childhood, Ms. Lyu (Teacher), 6 years in early childhood, Ms. Q. Wang (Teacher), 10 years in early childhood, Mr. Yang (Teacher), 20 years in early childhood and Ms. Yang (Teacher), 10 years in early childhood.
Of 905 Bay Area providers, 29 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of sixteen years.
A day here
- Hours
- 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, 5 days a week, school year
- Schedule
- Full Day and AM (half-day) sessions
Details
- Address
- 4243 Manuela Avenue
- License
- 434412740, active
- Ages they serve
- Starting from 2 years 9 months
- Established
- 2010
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 cornerstonelearningfoundation.com
Who cares for your child
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Hours, Schedule — Checked July 2026 cornerstonelearningfoundation.com
- Calendar — Checked July 2026 cornerstonelearningfoundation.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 cornerstonelearningfoundation.com
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 cornerstonelearningfoundation.com
- Established — Checked July 2026 cornerstonelearningfoundation.com
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.