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Silicon Valley International School

475 Pope Street, Menlo Park, CA 94025 · San Mateo County
Child care center (preschool)

Silicon Valley International School is a licensed child care center in Menlo Park, CA, licensed for up to 165 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 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 27 centers in Menlo Park and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 27 centers in Menlo Park
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 2Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 19, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 19, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJun 13, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 24, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJun 24, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 29, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJun 19, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jun 4, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedMar 11, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Dec 22, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity165 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 31, 2021
LicenseeSilicon Valley International School
AdministratorGamila Elassal
Phone(650) 324-8617
State facility #414004827

Common questions

Does Silicon Valley International School take infants?

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

Has Silicon Valley International School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Silicon Valley International School?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Silicon Valley International School 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 Silicon Valley International School last inspected?

Jun 19, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Silicon Valley International School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Silicon Valley International School 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 Silicon Valley International School?

The licensee is Silicon Valley International School, and the administrator listed with the state is Gamila Elassal.

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 414004827 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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