Alpha Kids Academy LLC-infant

201 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025 · San Mateo County

Closed Infant center

This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jan 30, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Alpha Kids Academy LLC-infant was a licensed child care center in Menlo Park, CA, licensed for up to 12 children. Its license closed around January 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it twice, investigated 1 complaint (1 substantiated) and issued 3 citations, none of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0 Type A citations

3 Type B citations

2 Inspections

1 of 1 Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct 2

Records & paperwork 1

Citations, newest first

Type B May 21, 2025 Inspection Records & paperwork

Children's records §101221(a)

Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due May 30, 2025

Type B Aug 5, 2024 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct

Personal rights §101223(a)(7)

Based on interview and observations made children are placed in high chairs while not actively eating for extended times as well as the facility uses the chairs for activities (arts and crafts projects) other than feeding. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

Plan of correction due Sep 5, 2024

Type B Mar 18, 2024 Inspection Caregiver conduct

Personal Rights

Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Apr 18, 2024

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Aug 5, 2024 Complaint investigation received May 14, 2024

Substantiated allegation:

Facility staff used chairs to restrain infants

1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity 12 children

License type Infant center

License status Closed

Licensed since Jul 6, 2022

Closed Jan 30, 2026

Licensee Alpha Kids Academy LLC

Last administrator Natella Shtern

State facility # 414004888

Other licenses at this address

Alpha Kids Academy LLC
Child care center (preschool) · Closed Too few inspections to compare

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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 414004888 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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