Carillon Preschool
Carillon Preschool is a licensed child care center in Portola Valley, CA, licensed for up to 29 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #166 of 323 centers in San Mateo County and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Facility has not conducted lead testing of water fixtures, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Carillon Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Carillon Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Carillon Preschool compare with other daycares in San Mateo County?
It is tied for #166 of 323 centers in San Mateo County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Carillon Preschool last inspected?
Jul 7, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Carillon Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Carillon Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Portola Valley, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Carillon Preschool?
The licensee is Christ Espiscopal Church In Portola Valley, Ca, and the administrator listed with the state is Cara Oconnell.
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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 414001772 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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