Headsup! Child Development Center
Headsup! Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 120 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #25 of 56 centers in Palo Alto and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPA observed 3 teachers with 38 children for a short duration, which poses a potential health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 ...so that the facility stays in compliance with teacher-child ratios when children are in the classrooms and in the outdoor play area. The above documents will be sent to LPA via email at jialing.zhu@dss.ca.gov by 06/19/2026.
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Common questions
Does Headsup! Child Development 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 Headsup! Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Headsup! Child Development Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Headsup! Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Palo Alto?
It is tied for #25 of 56 centers in Palo Alto by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Headsup! Child Development Center last inspected?
Apr 25, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Headsup! Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Headsup! Child Development 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 Headsup! Child Development Center?
The licensee is Early Learning Institute, and the administrator listed with the state is Hazarika, Baishakhi Boi"".
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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 434408915 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.