Children's House of Los Altos · Preschool, Los Altos Hills
Children's House of Los Altos is a licensed child care center in Los Altos Hills, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #274 of 550 centers in Santa Clara County and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one container of disinfecting wipes were found on a counter in the classroom 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 the facility's sign in and out forms do not include a field for parents/guardians to record the time of day that children are signed in/out and director stated that they were unaware of this requirement which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Children's House of Los Altos take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Children's House of Los Altos had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Children's House of Los Altos compare with other daycares in Santa Clara County?
It is tied for #274 of 550 centers in Santa Clara County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Children's House of Los Altos last inspected?
Nov 22, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Children's House of Los Altos cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's House of Los Altos for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Los Altos Hills, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Children's House of Los Altos?
The licensee is E.m. Education, Ltd., and the administrator listed with the state is Ella Mayon.
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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 434410599 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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