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Palo Alto Preschool Bilingual Montessori

4232 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306 · Santa Clara County
Child care center (preschool)

Palo Alto Preschool Bilingual Montessori is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 118 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 14 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (9 of 14). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #55 of 56 centers in Palo Alto and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 94% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#55 of 56 centers in Palo Alto
2 Type A citations
12 Type B citations
4 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
14 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 7, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Oct 30, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 7, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Feb 2, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Mar 22, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Dec 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Nov 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Mar 17, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 9
Health & medication 3
Background checks 1
Staff ratios 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Apr 7, 2025 Inspection Background checks
Criminal record clearance §1596.871(c)(1)(A)
Based on LPA observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 3 additional staff present at the facility today have eligible fingerprint clearances but are not associated to this facility. Also, one (1) volunteer present at the facility did not have a fingerprint clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 8, 2025
Type B Apr 7, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 3 of 8 staff files reviewed by LPA did not have current Mandated Reporter training certificates. Director's Mandated Reporter training recently expired, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 21, 2025
Type B Apr 7, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 3 of 8 staff files reviewed by LPA did not have proof of immunizations for MMR (measles), Tdap (pertussis), and/or flu, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 7, 2025
Type B Apr 7, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 3 of 8 staff files reviewed by LPA did not have signed LIC 503 Health Screening report and/or negative TB test results, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 7, 2025
Type B Mar 22, 2023 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.LPA observed 2 staff members did not have immunization in Staff file.Admin stated that Staff took the immunization out of the file and did not give it back.
Plan of correction due Apr 5, 2023
Type B Mar 22, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed staff files to be incomplete LPA observed 4 Staff members had the wrong Mandated reported training or did not have in file.
Plan of correction due Apr 5, 2023
Type B Mar 22, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on observationand record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.LPA observed LIC 503 where missing from 2 staff member file Admin stated that staff forgot about it.
Plan of correction due Apr 5, 2023
Type B Dec 9, 2022 Case management visit (other) Training & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(g)
Three (3) staff members were missing transcripts which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 16, 2022
Type B Dec 9, 2022 Case management visit (other) Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Three (3) staff member were missing proof of immunizations which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 16, 2022
Type B Dec 9, 2022 Case management visit (other) Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Three (3) staff members were missing a health screening report and proof of tuberculosis teast which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 16, 2022
Type B Dec 9, 2022 Case management visit (other) Staff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(a)
Facility Director will ensure that the facility classrooms are in ratio at all times. Director will report the classroom ratios to LPA Pringle for the next five business days. A statement on how the facility will stay in compliance will also be submitted. Room one (1) and room (2) were out of ratio during LPA's visit due to two (2) staff members not having proof of transcripts.
Plan of correction due Dec 16, 2022
Type A Nov 21, 2022 Case management visit (other) Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(i)(1)
There were one (1) staff on site did not have a cleared criminal record clearance transfer association. This poses a immediate safety & health risk to the children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 28, 2022
Type B Nov 21, 2022 Case management visit (other) Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
None of the staff members on site have a certification in Pediatric CPR & First Aid. This poses a potential safety & health risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 28, 2022
Type B Nov 21, 2022 Case management visit (other) Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(i)(2)
There were one (1) staff on site did not have a cleared criminal record clearance transfer association. This poses a potential safety & health risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 28, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Dec 9, 2022 Complaint investigation received Nov 16, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 118 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Mar 4, 2011
Licensee Stanford Education Foundation, LLC
Administrator Weijia Cai
Phone (650) 739-0137
State facility # 434412158
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Common questions

Does Palo Alto Preschool Bilingual Montessori take infants?

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

Has Palo Alto Preschool Bilingual Montessori had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 7, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Palo Alto Preschool Bilingual Montessori?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Palo Alto Preschool Bilingual Montessori compare with other daycares in Palo Alto?

It is #55 of 56 centers in Palo Alto by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Palo Alto Preschool Bilingual Montessori last inspected?

Apr 7, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Palo Alto Preschool Bilingual Montessori cost?

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

Who runs Palo Alto Preschool Bilingual Montessori?

The licensee is Stanford Education Foundation, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Weijia Cai.

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 434412158 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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