Menlo School Child Care Center · Preschool, Atherton
Menlo School Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Atherton, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. 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 12 centers in Atherton and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Does Menlo School Child Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Menlo School Child Care Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Menlo School Child Care Center compare with other daycares in Atherton?
It is tied for #1 of 12 centers in Atherton by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Menlo School Child Care Center last inspected?
Apr 10, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Menlo School Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Menlo School Child Care Center 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 School Child Care Center?
The licensee is Menlo School, and the administrator listed with the state is Director Lisa Williams.
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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 414001220 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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