College Terrace Children's Center
College Terrace Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 35 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 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 is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does College Terrace Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has College Terrace Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does College Terrace Children's Center 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).
When was College Terrace Children's Center last inspected?
Apr 14, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does College Terrace Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask College Terrace Children's Center 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 College Terrace Children's Center?
The licensee is Palo Alto Community Child Care, and the administrator listed with the state is Renita Lozano.
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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 430701197 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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