Rcsd Child Dev Services-garfield Children's Center
Rcsd Child Dev Services-garfield Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Menlo Park, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1982. 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 #8 of 27 centers in Menlo Park and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review and observations it was found that facility completed lead testing after deadline, and has not posted the results for public display. This posed a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Rcsd Child Dev Services-garfield Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Rcsd Child Dev Services-garfield Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Rcsd Child Dev Services-garfield Children's Center compare with other daycares in Menlo Park?
It is tied for #8 of 27 centers in Menlo Park by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Rcsd Child Dev Services-garfield Children's Center last inspected?
Feb 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Rcsd Child Dev Services-garfield Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rcsd Child Dev Services-garfield Children's Center 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 Rcsd Child Dev Services-garfield Children's Center?
The licensee is Redwood City School District., and the administrator listed with the state is Annamarie Franceschi.
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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 410505767 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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