Atherton · Licensed center

Playschool

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since June 2022.

Of the 92 Bay Area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 35% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 2% had rules cited at all 3, 54% at none.

Licensing inspections

Sep 11, 2025No rules cited
Jun 18, 20241 citation

  • “(b) All licensed Child Care Centers operating in buildings constructed before January 1, 2010, shall test their water for lead pursuant to these written directives. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not completing lead testing by January 1, 2023 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

    WD 101700(b)

Jun 24, 2022No rules cited
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
September 11, 2025
On file
3 visits since June 2022 — 2 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.

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

Licensing visit · June 18, 2024

WD 101700(b) · Type B

(b) All licensed Child Care Centers operating in buildings constructed before January 1, 2010, shall test their water for lead pursuant to these written directives. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not completing lead testing by January 1, 2023 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Jun 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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How they teach

Play-based

“Playschool Atherton is a play-based preschool serving the San Francisco Peninsula since 1998”

A day here

Calendar
School year
Schedule
three-day or five-day per week program options (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Closed
11 holidays and breaks a year
DatesLabor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Parent/Teacher Conferences days, Thanksgiving Holiday, Winter Vacation (Dec 21 - Jan 1), MLK Jr. Holiday, Presidents' Day, Spring Break (Apr 12-16), Memorial Day, plus teacher work days (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

Details

(650) 325-1623

Website
playschoolatherton.com
Address
150 Watkins Avenue
License
414000627, active
Ages they serve
children at least 2 years of age
Established
1998

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All checked July 2026.

How they teach

State record

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

A day here

Details

Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.