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Sojourner Truth Child Development Center

3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto, CA 94306 · Santa Clara County
Child care center (preschool)

Sojourner Truth Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 35 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. 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 56 centers in Palo Alto 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 56 centers in Palo Alto
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 17, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 17, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMar 12, 2024 · Inspection · no citationApr 19, 2023 · Inspection · no citationMar 30, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity35 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 26, 1994
LicenseePalo Alto Community Child Care
AdministratorMary Nguyen
Phone(650) 493-5990
State facility #430702825

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Common questions

Does Sojourner Truth Child Development Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Sojourner Truth Child Development Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Sojourner Truth Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Palo Alto?

It is tied for #1 of 56 centers in Palo Alto by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Sojourner Truth Child Development Center last inspected?

Apr 17, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Sojourner Truth Child Development Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sojourner Truth Child Development Center 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 Sojourner Truth Child Development Center?

The licensee is Palo Alto Community Child Care, and the administrator listed with the state is Mary Nguyen.

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 430702825 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.