Stanford West Children's Center · Preschool, Palo Alto
Stanford West Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 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).
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Common questions
Does Stanford West Children's 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 Stanford West Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Stanford West Children's 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 Stanford West Children's Center last inspected?
Jan 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Stanford West Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Stanford West Children's 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 Stanford West Children's Center?
The licensee is Bright Horizons Children's Centers, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Nancy Trinh Costantiello.
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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 435700745 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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