KinderCare@work - Downtown Palo Alto · Preschool, Palo Alto
KinderCare@work - Downtown Palo Alto is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 68 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #41 of 56 centers in Palo Alto and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as a child was left unsupervised in the classroom, which posed an immediate threat to the health and safety of the child in care. 8 LPA is requesting for director to email copy of agenda and signed acknowledgment after the all staff meeting is held.
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Common questions
Does KinderCare@work - Downtown Palo Alto take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has KinderCare@work - Downtown Palo Alto had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 23, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does KinderCare@work - Downtown Palo Alto compare with other daycares in Palo Alto?
It is tied for #41 of 56 centers in Palo Alto by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was KinderCare@work - Downtown Palo Alto last inspected?
Jan 28, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does KinderCare@work - Downtown Palo Alto cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask KinderCare@work - Downtown Palo Alto 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 KinderCare@work - Downtown Palo Alto?
The licensee is Kindercare Education At Work LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Nancy Friis.
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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 434404998 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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