Menlo Park · Licensed center

Phillips Brooks Nursery School

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since May 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

Mar 28, 2025No rules cited
Sep 27, 2024No rules cited
Mar 28, 20241 citation

  • “A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on review of water site, facility tested on 4/6/23 which was after the deadline of 1/1/23. This posed a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”

    HSC 1597.16(a)(1)

May 9, 2023No rules cited
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
March 28, 2025
On file
4 visits since May 2023 — 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.

Mar 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Sep 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 28, 2024

HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B

A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on review of water site, facility tested on 4/6/23 which was after the deadline of 1/1/23. This posed a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

State report

May 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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How they teach

Reggio Emilia–inspired and academic

“the academic program morphed from traditional to progressive”

Who cares for your child

Jennifer Bohnen (Head of School) since 2025.

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

$3,256 a month for a preschooler

Preschool$3,256

Higher than 86% of the 36 that publish a price.

Phillips Brooks Nursery SchoolMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)

A day here

Hours
7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, school year

Details

(650) 854-4545

Website
phillipsbrooks.org
Address
2245 Avy Ave.
License
410503100, active
Established
1978

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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.