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Stratford School

820 W Mc Kinley Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 · Santa Clara County
Child care center (preschool)

Stratford School is a licensed child care center in Sunnyvale, CA, licensed for up to 288 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #25 of 43 centers in Sunnyvale and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 55%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #25 of 43 centers in Sunnyvale
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 29, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 29, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJul 8, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 13, 2025 · Inspection · no citationApr 25, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 17, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type BApr 25, 2024Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
one preschool child was left unattended for approx 1 min in Classroom 5 during transition time on 04/19/24. This presents a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care. 8 Facility has completed the required Plan of Correction and today's deficiency is thus cleared.
Plan of correction due Apr 25, 2024

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJul 8, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Apr 24, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity288 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 28, 2003
LicenseeStratford School, INC.
AdministratorSandeepa Karwa
Phone(408) 737-1500
State facility #434406722

Common questions

Does Stratford School take infants?

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

Has Stratford School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Stratford School?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Stratford School compare with other daycares in Sunnyvale?

It is tied for #25 of 43 centers in Sunnyvale by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Stratford School last inspected?

Jul 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Stratford School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Stratford School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Sunnyvale, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Stratford School?

The licensee is Stratford School, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Sandeepa Karwa.

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 434406722 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.