Playschool
Playschool is a licensed child care center in Atherton, CA, licensed for up to 80 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 came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #6 of 12 centers in Atherton and better than 55% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not completing lead testing by January 1, 2023 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Playschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Playschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Playschool compare with other daycares in Atherton?
It is tied for #6 of 12 centers in Atherton by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 55% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Playschool last inspected?
Sep 11, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Playschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Playschool 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 Playschool?
The licensee is Knox Playschools, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Susan Knox.
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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 414000627 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.