Atherton · Licensed center
Menlo Park City School District Early Learning
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 72 children.
- Run by a school district, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since September 2023.
Of the 91 Bay Area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 46% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 1% had rules cited at all 4, 36% at none.
Licensing inspections
Dec 10, 20251 citation
“101229(a)(1)Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, interviews and record review, children were left playing in outside courtyard without visual supervision. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- December 10, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since September 2023 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
101229(a)(1)Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, interviews and record review, children were left playing in outside courtyard without visual supervision. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care
· December 10, 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.
Dec 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 10, 2025
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
101229(a)(1)Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, interviews and record review, children were left playing in outside courtyard without visual supervision. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care
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How they teach
Play-based
“The curriculum will prepare children for school through a creative, developmentally appropriate, child-centered, play-based program.”
What it costs
$3,980 a month for a toddler
Higher than 81% of the 16 that publish a price.
Higher than 78% of the 36 that publish a price.
Menlo Park City School District Early LearningMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)
- Half day (morning)
- $2,580 to $3,200 a month
- Deposit
- $1,500, not refundable
A day here
- Hours
- 7:45 AM to 5:30 PM, 5 days a week, school year
- Schedule
- Full-Day, School-Day, Part-Day
Details
- Website
- earlylearning.mpcsd.org
- Address
- 95 Edge Road
- License
- 414004466, active
- Ages they serve
- 2 years to 5 years old
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 earlylearning.mpcsd.org
What it costs
- Toddler, Preschool, Second price, Deposit — Checked July 2026 earlylearning.mpcsd.org
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Hours — Checked July 2026 earlylearning.mpcsd.org
- Calendar, Schedule — Checked July 2026 earlylearning.mpcsd.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 earlylearning.mpcsd.org
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 earlylearning.mpcsd.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.