Menlo Park City School District Early Learning
Menlo Park City School District Early Learning is a licensed child care center in Atherton, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #6 of 12 centers in Atherton and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observations, interviews and record review, children were left playing in outside courtyard without visual supervision. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care
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Common questions
Does Menlo Park City School District Early Learning take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Menlo Park City School District Early Learning had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Menlo Park City School District Early Learning compare with other daycares in Atherton?
It is tied for #6 of 12 centers in Atherton 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 Menlo Park City School District Early Learning last inspected?
Sep 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Menlo Park City School District Early Learning cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Menlo Park City School District Early Learning for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Atherton, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Menlo Park City School District Early Learning?
The licensee is Menlo Park City School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Chana Stewart.
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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 414004466 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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