The Wonder Years-palo Alto

991 Commercial Street, Palo Alto, CA 94303 · Santa Clara County

Closed Child care center (preschool)

This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jan 30, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

The Wonder Years-palo Alto was a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, CA, licensed for up to 84 children. Its license closed around January 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it twice, investigated 1 complaint (0 substantiated) and issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

1 Type A citations

1 Type B citations

2 Inspections

0 of 1 Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks 1

Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Oct 22, 2025 Inspection Background checks

Criminal record clearance §1596.871(c)(1)(A)

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one teacher’s fingerprints are still “pending” as of today’s inspection and staff is on-site, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Oct 23, 2025

Type B Aug 30, 2024 Inspection Health & medication

Children's immunizations §101220.1(g)

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 3 of 10 children's files reviewed by LPA did not have proof of immunization, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Sep 30, 2024

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Oct 26, 2023 Complaint investigation received Aug 29, 2023

The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity 84 children

License type Child care center (preschool)

License status Closed

Licensed since Apr 27, 2023

Closed Jan 30, 2026

Licensee Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC

Last administrator Cheryl Routon

State facility # 435700762

Other licenses at this address

The Wonder Years Preschool, INC.
Child care center (preschool) · Closed Too few inspections to compare

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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 435700762 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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