Mountain View · Licensed center
St. Timothy's Pre-School
- Small play-based center, licensed for 22 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since February 2022.
Of the 98 Bay Area centers with 5 licensing inspections, 23% had rules cited at 2 of them, as this center did. 20% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
Aug 7, 20241 citation
“Lead Testing Written Directive- Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, facility had outlet D water test 5.5 ppb or greater, which is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.”
101700.3(b)(2)
Oct 3, 20231 citation
“101700.3(b)(1) Lead Testing Written D.A. result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, facility has 1 outlet of water test 5.5 ppb or greater (located outside of preschool grounds), which is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.”
HSC 101700.3(b)(1)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- September 26, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since February 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.
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 7, 2024
101700.3(b)(2) · Type B
Lead Testing Written Directive- Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, facility had outlet D water test 5.5 ppb or greater, which is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 3, 2023
HSC 101700.3(b)(1) · Type B
101700.3(b)(1) Lead Testing Written D.A. result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, facility has 1 outlet of water test 5.5 ppb or greater (located outside of preschool grounds), which is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.
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How they teach
Play-based
“We are a play-based emergent curriculum program that encourages personal autonomy and outside-the-box exploration.”
What it costs
$2,745 a month for a toddler
Lower than 63% of the 16 that publish a price.
Lower than 50% of the 36 that publish a price.
St. Timothy's Pre-SchoolMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)
- Half day
- $1,486 to $1,636 a month
A day here
- Hours
- 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, 5 days a week, year round
- Outdoors
- Children are invited to choose to explore in either the indoor or outdoor classroom
- Sleep
- Full Day (until 5:30pm) children have the option to nap/rest in a nap room with their own mat and bedding
- Schedule
- Early Program (M-F, 8:30am–1:00pm) and Extended Day (M-F, 8:30am–5:30pm)
- Closed
- 11 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
Closed Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving week, winter/holiday break (late Dec–early Jan), MLK Day, Presidents Day, spring recess, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, and July holidays, plus periodic in-service/staff development days
Details
- Website
- sttims.org
- Address
- 2094 Grant Road
- License
- 430700603, active
- Ages they serve
- ages 2 years through 5 years
- Established
- 1961
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 sttims.org
What it costs
- Toddler, Preschool, Second price — Checked July 2026 sttims.org
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Outdoors, Sleep, Hours, Calendar, Schedule, Closed — Checked July 2026 sttims.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website, Ages they serve, Established — Checked July 2026 sttims.org
- 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.