Baby World is a licensed child care center in Los Altos, CA, licensed for up to 44 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 7 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for sleep safety (2 of 7). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #23 of 23 centers in Los Altos and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation & record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as infants under the age of 12 months are being placed on their stomach for sleep which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two infants were covered with a blanket while sleeping which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as five cribs had mobiles attached which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview & record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as facility does not document 15-minute checks for infants 13 months of age and older which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 3 staff members did not have a current Mandated Reporter Training Certificate which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two children do not have a signed consent form for their presciption medication at the facility which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two children do not have a signed consent form for their nonpresciption medication at the facility which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Baby World take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Baby World had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 27, 2022, for infant care activities. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Baby World compare with other daycares in Los Altos?
It is #23 of 23 centers in Los Altos by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Baby World last inspected?
Feb 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Baby World cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Baby World for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Los Altos, was $1,940 a month for infants (about $2,450 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Baby World?
The licensee is Haidee Lim, and the administrator listed with the state is Elvira Mazon.
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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 434412161 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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