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Woodland School

360 La Cuesta, Portola Valley, CA 94028 · San Mateo County
Child care center (preschool)

Woodland School is a licensed child care center in Portola Valley, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1986. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
1Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 22, 2023

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 22, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedMay 19, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Mar 5, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

How often are complaints about daycares in San Mateo County substantiated? See the county-by-county report →

About this center

Licensed capacity45 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMar 3, 1986
LicenseeWoodland School
AdministratorMonica M. Goodrich
Phone(650) 854-9068
State facility #410509152

Common questions

Does Woodland School take infants?

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

Has Woodland School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Woodland School?

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

When was Woodland School last inspected?

Jun 22, 2023. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Woodland School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Woodland School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Portola Valley, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Woodland School?

The licensee is Woodland School, and the administrator listed with the state is Monica M. Goodrich.

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 410509152 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.