Covenant Children's Center · Preschool, Palo Alto
Covenant Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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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Common questions
Does Covenant Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Covenant Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Covenant 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 Covenant Children's Center last inspected?
Apr 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Covenant Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Covenant 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 Covenant Children's Center?
The licensee is Covenant Children's Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Erin Alanna O'Hea.
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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 434413042 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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