Lilliput Infant-toddler Center
Lilliput Infant-toddler Center is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 9 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #30 of 56 centers in Palo Alto and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on director interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 6 of 8 Infant Needs and Services Plan was last updated more than 3 months ago, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the infant's food and bottles are not labeled with the infant's names and current date. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
About this center
Common questions
Does Lilliput Infant-toddler Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Lilliput Infant-toddler Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Lilliput Infant-toddler Center compare with other daycares in Palo Alto?
It is tied for #30 of 56 centers in Palo Alto by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Lilliput Infant-toddler Center last inspected?
Dec 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Lilliput Infant-toddler Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lilliput Infant-toddler Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Palo Alto, was $1,940 a month for infants (about $2,450 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Lilliput Infant-toddler Center?
The licensee is Vicky Heler, and the administrator listed with the state is Vicky Heler.
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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 434400134 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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