Ponderosa District Preschool
Ponderosa District Preschool is a licensed child care center in Sunnyvale, CA, licensed for up to 46 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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 43 centers in Sunnyvale and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Ponderosa District Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ponderosa District Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Ponderosa District Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Ponderosa District Preschool compare with other daycares in Sunnyvale?
It is tied for #1 of 43 centers in Sunnyvale by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Ponderosa District Preschool last inspected?
Feb 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ponderosa District Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ponderosa District Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Sunnyvale, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Ponderosa District Preschool?
The licensee is Santa Clara Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Meha Ratnani.
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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 434400057 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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