Menlo Park · Licensed center
Silicon Valley International School
- Large bilingual center, licensed for 165 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since August 2022.
Of the 92 Bay Area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 54% had no rules cited at any of them, as this center did. 2% had rules cited at all 3.
Licensing inspections
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- June 19, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2022 — all of them cited nothing · 3 complaint investigations
- 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.
Jun 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · June 4, 2025
Unsubstantiated
ALLEGATION(S): Staff did not properly report incidents involving the daycare children. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On June 19, 2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) K.K. continued a complaint inspection in response to the above complaint allegation. LPA met Director of Licensing, G.E. and explained the purpose of today's visit. Present during the visit was Director of Licensing, 19 staff, and 103 preschool age children. Teacher to child ratio was met the facility was operating within it's capacity on this day. During the course of the investigation, LPA conducted interviews, observations, and reviewed pertinent documentation provided by parties involved. Although the above allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. An exit interview was conducted with the Director of Licensing, G.E. A printed copy of the report and notice of site visit were provided at the conclusion of the inspection. Notice of site visit was posted and must remain posted for 30 days for public review. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
Dec 2023 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · December 22, 2023
Unsubstantiated
ALLEGATION(S): Staff did not provide adequate supervision resulting in daycare child sustaining injury. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On March 11th, 2024 at approximately 8:45m, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Tapia-Mandujano conducted an unannounced inspection and met with Director, G.E. Purpose of the inspection was explained, and it was to report the investigations finding for the above allegation. Complaint was received by the Department on 12/22/24. Present in the facility are Directors and 27 staff caring for a total 121 preschool age children. During today's inspection, LPA and Director inspected the facility for health and safety hazards and conducted interviews. During the course of the investigation, health and safety inspections and staff interviews were conducted. LPA also received and reviewed pertinent documents. Due to the interviews, inspections, and record reviews that were conducted, it was determined that there is not suffient evidence to prove that staff did not provide adequate supervision resulting in daycare child sustaining injury. Although the allegation above may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore, the above allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. Upon receipt of this report, Facility shall post the Notice of Site Visit for 30 consecutive days. Failure to maintain posting as required will result in an immediate $100 civil penalty. This report is public and can be reviewed. Exit interview was conducted and report was reviewed by Director, G.E. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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How they teach
Bilingual
“We are an independent, co-education, non-sectarian bilingual day school with Chinese, French, and German programs spanning Preschool through 12th Grade.”
Details
- Address
- 475 Pope Street
- License
- 414004827, active
- Ages they serve
- Preschool through 12th Grade
- Established
- 1979
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 siliconvalleyinternational.org
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 3 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 2 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=2, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
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
- Website — Checked July 2026 siliconvalleyinternational.org
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked July 2026 siliconvalleyinternational.org
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
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.