Stanford West Children's Center · Infant Center, Palo Alto
Stanford West Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #39 of 56 centers in Palo Alto and has more citations per inspection than 53% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one staff member's criminal background check has not finished processing yet and an eligible clearance has not been obtained which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Stanford West Children's Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Stanford West Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 29, 2024, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Stanford West Children's Center compare with other daycares in Palo Alto?
It is #39 of 56 centers in Palo Alto by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 53% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
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 $1,940 a month for infants (about $2,450 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 435700746 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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