KinderCare@work - Downtown Palo Alto · Infant Center, Palo Alto
KinderCare@work - Downtown Palo Alto is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 26 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2002. 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 KinderCare@work - Downtown Palo Alto take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has KinderCare@work - Downtown Palo Alto had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does KinderCare@work - Downtown Palo Alto 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 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 $1,940 a month for infants (about $2,450 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 434404999 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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