Walter Hays Kids' Club
Walter Hays Kids' Club is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 6 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 Walter Hays Kids' Club take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Walter Hays Kids' Club had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Walter Hays Kids' Club 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 Walter Hays Kids' Club last inspected?
May 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Walter Hays Kids' Club cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Walter Hays Kids' Club for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Palo Alto, was $724 a month for school-age children (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Walter Hays Kids' Club?
The licensee is Palo Alto Community Child Care, and the administrator listed with the state is Lenina Rubio.
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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 430710045 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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