New Beginnings Preschool · Menlo Park
New Beginnings Preschool is a licensed child care center in Menlo Park, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. 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 27 centers in Menlo Park and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does New Beginnings Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has New Beginnings Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does New Beginnings Preschool compare with other daycares in Menlo Park?
It is tied for #1 of 27 centers in Menlo Park by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was New Beginnings Preschool last inspected?
Feb 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does New Beginnings Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask New Beginnings Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Menlo Park, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs New Beginnings Preschool?
The licensee is New Beginnings Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle Johnstone.
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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 414004706 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.