Challenger School-middlefield
Challenger School-middlefield is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 198 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 56 centers in Palo Alto and tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
Inspection record
Every state visit
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About this center
Common questions
Does Challenger School-middlefield take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Challenger School-middlefield had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Challenger School-middlefield compare with other daycares in Palo Alto?
It is tied for #1 of 56 centers in Palo Alto by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations) (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Challenger School-middlefield last inspected?
Oct 30, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Challenger School-middlefield cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Challenger School-middlefield 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 Challenger School-middlefield?
The licensee is Challenger School Foundation, and the administrator listed with the state is Sharon Krishnan.
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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 434403575 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.