Stratford School
Stratford School is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 216 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 4 complaints, 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 56 centers in Palo Alto and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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101700.3(b)(1)A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. 1 LPA confirmed the Plan of Correction (retest results provided on 12/14/23). Sample ID Room B1, B2 and B3 had a Lead Action Level of Exceedance Response of more than 5.5ppb. This poses a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care. 8
Complaint investigations
About this center
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 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Stratford School compare with other daycares in Palo Alto?
It is tied for #25 of 56 centers in Palo Alto by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Stratford School last inspected?
Dec 11, 2025. 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 Palo Alto, 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 Harini Chandramouli.
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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 434408056 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.