St. Simon Preschool
St. Simon Preschool is a licensed child care center in Los Altos, CA, licensed for up to 66 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. 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 23 centers in Los Altos and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does St. Simon Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Simon Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does St. Simon Preschool compare with other daycares in Los Altos?
It is tied for #1 of 23 centers in Los Altos by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was St. Simon Preschool last inspected?
Feb 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. Simon Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Simon Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Los Altos, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. Simon Preschool?
The licensee is Roman Catholic Welfare Corporation Of San Jose, Th, and the administrator listed with the state is Vicki Kestler.
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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 434410625 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.