Ihsd, INC-menlo Park Head Start Center
Ihsd, INC-menlo Park Head Start Center is a licensed child care center in Menlo Park, CA, licensed for up to 25 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. 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 27 centers in Menlo Park and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Ihsd, INC-menlo Park Head Start Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ihsd, INC-menlo Park Head Start Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Ihsd, INC-menlo Park Head Start Center compare with other daycares in Menlo Park?
It is tied for #1 of 27 centers in Menlo Park by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Ihsd, INC-menlo Park Head Start Center last inspected?
May 8, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ihsd, INC-menlo Park Head Start Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ihsd, INC-menlo Park Head Start Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Menlo Park, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Ihsd, INC-menlo Park Head Start Center?
The licensee is Institute For Human & Social Development, INC, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Edith Hernandez.
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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 414000808 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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