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Casa Dei Bambini School

463 College Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306 · Santa Clara County
Child care center (preschool)

Casa Dei Bambini School is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 5). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #49 of 56 centers in Palo Alto and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 72%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #49 of 56 centers in Palo Alto
1Type A citations
4Type B citations
5Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 24, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 24, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundFeb 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 6, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundMar 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 14, 2023 · Inspection · no citationNov 30, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 18, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundNov 12, 2021 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications3
Health & medication1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 24, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 2 of 5 staff files reviewed by LPA had LIC 503 Health Screening reports and TB test results that are date more than 1 year prior to employment at the facility, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 23, 2026
Type AFeb 19, 2025Office meetingHealth & medication
Health and Safety Code Section §1596.885(c)
(c) Conduct which is inimical to the health, morals, welfare, or safety of either an individual in or receiving services from the facility or the people of this state. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Director will submit written statement of understanding regarding recordkeeping to ensure Mandated Reporter certificates of all staff are up to date and belongs to the staff. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as director's Mandated Reporter certificate did not belong to her, which poses an immediate health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 The statement will also address Pediatric CPR/First Aid to ensure the training completed by staff is EMSA-approved. Director will email written statement to LPA via email at jialing.zhu@dss.ca.gov by 02/20/2025.
Plan of correction due Feb 19, 2025
Type BFeb 6, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 3 of 3 staff files reviewd by LPA did not have current Mandated Reporter Training (Child Care Providers) Certificates on file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 6, 2025
Type BNov 30, 2023Case management visit (other)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
101700.3(b)(1)A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. 1 LPA confirmed the Plan of Correction Sample ID PA C faucet had a Lead Action Level of Exceedance Response of more than 5.5ppb. This poses a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Nov 30, 2023
Type BJan 18, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
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. LPA observed director did not have a valid Mandated reporter training certificate. director stated that, director was ill at that time and forgot to renew the mandated reporter training.
Plan of correction due Jan 23, 2023

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Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedMar 12, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Feb 8, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity72 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 7, 1997
LicenseeCasa Dei Bambini School, INC.
AdministratorRoshan A. & Sandra B.
Phone(650) 473-9401
State facility #434400386

Common questions

Does Casa Dei Bambini School take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Casa Dei Bambini School had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 19, 2025, for health and safety code section. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Casa Dei Bambini School?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Casa Dei Bambini School compare with other daycares in Palo Alto?

It is tied for #49 of 56 centers in Palo Alto by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Casa Dei Bambini School last inspected?

Sep 24, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Casa Dei Bambini School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Casa Dei Bambini School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Palo Alto, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Casa Dei Bambini School?

The licensee is Casa Dei Bambini School, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Roshan A. & Sandra B..

Licensed centers nearby

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 434400386 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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