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La Scuola International School-peninsula

951 O'connor Street, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 · San Mateo County
1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

La Scuola International School-peninsula is a licensed child care center in East Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough history California has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
0 Type A citations
4 Type B citations
1 Inspections
1 of 4 Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 18, 2024

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 7, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 18, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 18, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Nov 7, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Aug 9, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 25, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Jul 25, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation May 3, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Mar 10, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Other standards 1
Building & playground safety 1
Training & qualifications 1
Records & paperwork 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Nov 7, 2023 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Other standards
Rule §100700(c)
Based on record review of the water sampling database, the facility did not comply with the Written Directives by not testing before the deadline of 1/1/2023, which posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Deficiency will be cited and cleared the same day of visit.
Plan of correction due Dec 7, 2023
Type B Nov 7, 2023 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(2)
Based on record review of the water sampling database, the facility did not comply with the above by having an ALE in two fixtures. 8 Facility will submit water sampling results and LIC forms 9275, 9276 and 999 to LPA by
Plan of correction due Dec 7, 2023
Type B Jul 25, 2023 Complaint investigation Training & qualifications
Teacher aide qualifications §101216.2(d)(1)
101216.2(d)(1): Teacher Aide qualifications and Duties:(d) An aide assisting a fully qualified teacher (as specified in Section 101216.1(c))... shall meet the following requirements: (1) Completion of six postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education or child development. This requirement is not met by evidence of: 1 LPA and Director have gone over the regulations for educational staff requirements. Based on interviews and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as S3 and S7 are left alone supervising children without having any educational units, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Director understands that staff must follow the regulations to have staff either qualified as a teacher or aide prior to being allowed to be left alone supervising children.
Plan of correction due Jul 26, 2023
Type B May 3, 2023 Case management visit (deficiencies) Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(c)
Based on observations and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as children were observed to use rooms that were not fully approved by the department, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 LPA has approved Rooms #1-#3 in Building A as of today, May 3rd, 2023.
Plan of correction due May 3, 2023

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Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Jun 7, 2024 Complaint investigation received Mar 12, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Mar 18, 2024 Complaint investigation received Jan 4, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Jul 25, 2023 Complaint investigation received Apr 28, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Unqualified staff
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Jul 25, 2023 Complaint investigation received Apr 28, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 80 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Apr 25, 2022
Licensee La Scuola International School DBA La Scuola
Administrator Beatrice Balfour
Phone (650) 800-9650
State facility # 414004862
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Common questions

Does La Scuola International School-peninsula take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has La Scuola International School-peninsula had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about La Scuola International School-peninsula?

California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

When was La Scuola International School-peninsula last inspected?

Mar 18, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does La Scuola International School-peninsula cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Scuola International School-peninsula for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes East Palo Alto, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs La Scuola International School-peninsula?

The licensee is La Scuola International School DBA La Scuola, and the administrator listed with the state is Beatrice Balfour.

Licensed centers nearby

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 414004862 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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