Los Altos · Licensed center

Mountain View Parent Nursery School

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since October 2022.

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

Oct 30, 2025No rules cited
Jan 25, 2024No rules cited
Oct 12, 20221 citation

  • “101238 Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: One outdoor drinking fountain, which has not been in use since 03/2020, was tested for lead and the results showed a level of 16 ppb, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

    CCR 101238(a)

Oct 6, 2022No rules cited
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
October 30, 2025
On file
4 visits since October 2022 — 3 cited nothing
Most serious
No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.

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.

Oct 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jan 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Oct 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · October 12, 2022

CCR 101238(a) · Type B

101238 Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: One outdoor drinking fountain, which has not been in use since 03/2020, was tested for lead and the results showed a level of 16 ppb, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Oct 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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How they teach

Play-based and developmental

“MVPNS is a developmental and play-based program where both children and parents receive a great foundation for the child’s future success in the academic environment.”

Who cares for your child

Claire Koukoutsakis (Director) since 1990, Susan Pence (Parent and Child Toddler Class Teacher) since 2014, Claudia Garcia (3.5-5s Assistant Teacher) since 2018, Sandra Mitchell (2-3s Teacher) since 2019 and Maureen Riccomini (3-4s Class Teacher) since 2024.

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.

What it costs

$315 to $435 a month

Bay Area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.

Application fee
$65
Deposit
$200, not refundable

A day here

Calendar
School year
Schedule
half-day, part-week

Details

(650) 969-9506

Website
mvpns.org
Address
1535 Oak Avenue
License
434414450, active
Ages they serve
15 months to 5 years
Established
1969

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State record

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 11, 2026.

A day here

Details

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.