Trinity Preschool
Trinity Preschool is a licensed child care center in Menlo Park, CA, licensed for up to 55 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1978. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for background checks (1 of 4). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #24 of 27 centers in Menlo Park and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in out of ten persons which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interviews conducted, the facility did not ensure the personal rights of persons in care to be safe and healthful accommodations by not following sick/covid protocols in placed by the facility. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Request Denied
Based on interviews with staff, it was determined that a child was left unsupervised without direct visual observation for a period of time. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
101212 Reporting Requirements (d)(1)(C) … during the operation of the child care center…a report shall be made to the Department…within the Department’s next working day and during its normal business hours…Events reported shall include…any unusual incident…that threatens the…health or safety of any child. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Facility will follow Reporting Requirements by reporting Unusual Incidents (including covid related) within 24 hours of occurance and follow up with an Unusual Incident Report in writing using LIC 624 within 7 days. Based on interviews and record review, children and staff had tested positive. Facility failed to report incident to Department verbally within 24 hours and written within 7 days. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8
Complaint investigations
Staff did not follow protocols to prevent the spread of illness.
Staff left child unsupervised for an extended period of time.
Lack of reporting to department.
About this center
Common questions
Does Trinity Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Trinity Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 9, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Trinity Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Trinity Preschool compare with other daycares in Menlo Park?
It is tied for #24 of 27 centers in Menlo Park by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Trinity Preschool last inspected?
Oct 9, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Trinity Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Trinity Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Menlo Park, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Trinity Preschool?
The licensee is Trinity Parish Nursery School, and the administrator listed with the state is Rhonda Gamblin.
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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 410503217 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.