Menlo Park · Licensed center
Pfs- Haven Cdc
- Small center, licensed for 24 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since June 2022.
Of the 91 Bay Area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 12% had rules cited at 2 of them, as this center did. 1% had rules cited at all 4, 36% at none.
Licensing inspections
Jan 23, 20261 citation
“Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: 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 is not met as evidenced by: Based on the facility's self report, this requirement was not met as a child was left unsupervised inside a classroom for approximately 30 seconds. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
Dec 3, 20251 citation
“Every licensed child day care center shall have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in the facility that meet the standards established in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 13260) of Part 2 of Division 12. The department shall account for the presence of these detectors during inspections. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- January 23, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since June 2022 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: 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 is not met as evidenced by: Based on the facility's self report, this requirement was not met as a child was left unsupervised inside a classroom for approximately 30 seconds. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
· January 23, 2026
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.
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 23, 2026
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: 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 is not met as evidenced by: Based on the facility's self report, this requirement was not met as a child was left unsupervised inside a classroom for approximately 30 seconds. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Dec 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 3, 2025
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Every licensed child day care center shall have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in the facility that meet the standards established in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 13260) of Part 2 of Division 12. The department shall account for the presence of these detectors during inspections. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Address
- 260 Van Buren Avenue
- License
- 414001051, active
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State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
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.