Daycares in Palo Alto, California

119 facilitiesAvg score: 93.0

Data Freshness & Provenance

Inspection coverage

80 of 119 tracked providers have inspection history

Active providers

80 providers appear active in this market

Last refreshed

April 3, 2026

Latest inspection

February 20, 2026

Provenance

California licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring

City Snapshot

Palo Alto currently has 119 tracked providers. 80 have inspection history, 80 appear active, and 61% of the market holds an A or B grade. The latest inspection in the dataset is February 20, 2026.

Updated April 3, 2026 from California licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring.

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TypeAll (119)Centers (95)Home (24)
SortBest GradeFewest ViolationsName
FilterAccreditedHead Start
A

ELLEN THACHER CHILDREN'S CENTER

505 EAST CHARLESTON ROAD

1 violationCapacity: 28DAY CARE CENTER
A

CLUB J AT THE OSHMAN FAMILY JCC

3921 FABIAN WAY

2 violationsCapacity: 192SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
A

MAZA-OCHOA, MICHELLE

PALO ALTO, CA 94303

1 violationCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

ALVAREZ FALCONI, KARLA

PALO ALTO, CA 94303

1 violationCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

MISHYNA, HULIZAR

PALO ALTO, CA 94306

2 violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

LEVIN, DEVORAH

PALO ALTO, CA 94303

1 violationCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

CORONA HEREDIA, OSCAR

PALO ALTO, CA 94301

1 violationCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

TERRAZAS, AMOR

PALO ALTO, CA 94306

1 violationCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

DOWNTOWN CHILDREN'S CTR

555 WAVERLEY STREET

PENDING
3 violationsCapacity: 32SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
A

PALO ALTO FRIENDS NURSERY SCHOOL

957 COLORADO ST

3 violationsCapacity: 38DAY CARE CENTER
A

LILLIPUT INFANT-TODDLER CENTER

3789 PARK BLVD.

3 violationsCapacity: 9INFANT CENTER
A

CORNERSTONE MANDARIN CHINESE IMMERSION SCHOOL

4243 MANUELA AVENUE

3 violationsCapacity: 30DAY CARE CENTER
A

MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF LOS ALTOS

303 PARKSIDE DRIVE

3 violationsCapacity: 48DAY CARE CENTER
A

TZUGARIS, CHRYSTIE & FELSCH, SHAWN

PALO ALTO, CA 94303

3 violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

STRATFORD SCHOOL

870 NORTH CALIFORNIA AVENUE

3 violationsCapacity: 216DAY CARE CENTER
A

CHEKENI, MAHJABIN AND AHMAD

PALO ALTO, CA 94306

2 violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

HSU, SHUHUAN

PALO ALTO, CA 94303

2 violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

CAMPERO, LUIS & LOPEZ, KARLA

PALO ALTO, CA 94306

2 violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

DISCOVERY CHILDREN'S GARDEN

437 WEBSTER STREET

9 violationsCapacity: 68DAY CARE CENTER
B

STANFORD WEST CHILDREN'S CENTER

625 CLARK WAY

3 violationsCapacity: 24INFANT CENTER

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