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Los Altos United Methodist Church CC.

655 Magdalena Avenue, Los Altos, CA 94024 · Santa Clara County
Child care center (preschool)

Los Altos United Methodist Church CC. is a licensed child care center in Los Altos, CA, licensed for up to 140 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #9 of 23 centers in Los Altos and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 54% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #9 of 23 centers in Los Altos
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 1, 2024

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Nov 1, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Sep 28, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Sep 30, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Sep 30, 2022 Inspection Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(B)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as four children who have medication stored at the facility do not have a signed consent form for the administration of medication which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 28, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity 140 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Sep 10, 1998
Licensee Los Altos United Methodist Church
Administrator Denize Gray
Phone (650) 941-5411
State facility # 434400470
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Common questions

Does Los Altos United Methodist Church CC. take infants?

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

Has Los Altos United Methodist Church CC. had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Los Altos United Methodist Church CC. compare with other daycares in Los Altos?

It is tied for #9 of 23 centers in Los Altos 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 Los Altos United Methodist Church CC. last inspected?

Nov 1, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Los Altos United Methodist Church CC. cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Los Altos United Methodist Church CC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Los Altos, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Los Altos United Methodist Church CC.?

The licensee is Los Altos United Methodist Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Denize Gray.

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 434400470 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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