2 were Type A (an immediate risk to health or safety). 1 complaint was investigated; 0 allegations were substantiated. California licensing visits since 2025.
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (§101229(a)(1))
Criminal Record Clearance (§101170(e)(2))
What parents say online, cameras, food and extra costs, tuition, teacher turnover, your drop-off and pick-up traffic, plus the full record — researched, reviewed by a person, delivered by email.
| Visits | Count | Type A | Type B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licensing inspections | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complaint investigations | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other (follow-up, case management) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Type A: an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or rights. Type B: a potential risk if not corrected. California publishes these as totals, not per citation.
| Closed | Substantiated | Inconclusive | Unfounded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Counts are allegations per complaint, as published by CCLD. The complaint text is on the state’s report pages.
| Date | Inspection | Result | Findings | Open | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 |
9 answers need research — reviews, parent groups, the program’s website and traffic data. The report finds them for Learning Links Palo Alto.
Unlock — $12“Public record” rows come from state datasets. Missing information never means there is no issue.
Distilled into recurring themes, with dates and sources.
Unlock in the reportHistorical traffic at opening and closing, from every direction.
Unlock in the report| Other visit (follow-up or case management) |
| Citations issued |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| Verified |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Other visit (follow-up or case management) | Citations issued | 1 | 0 | Verified |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Complaint investigation visit | No citations | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Other visit (follow-up or case management) | Visit recorded | 0 | 0 | Verified |
Each finding links to its normalized violation type (all facilities with the same finding) and to the exact inspection.
| Date | Code | Severity | Status | Finding (source text) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | §101229(a)(1) Supervision & ratios | Type A/B not published per citation | Correction was due Aug 26, 2026 | Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (§101229(a)(1)) |
| Jul 22, 2026 | §101170(e)(2) Staff qualifications & clearances | Type A/B not published per citation | Correction was due Jul 23, 2026 | Criminal Record Clearance (§101170(e)(2)) |
Facilities are grouped under one operator when their published legal names match exactly after normalization (exact normalized legal name). Parent company: not verified.
| Facility | Type | Capacity | Inspection findings | Last insp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Links Palo Alto Palo Alto, 94303closed | Child care center | 58 | No records | — |
| Facility | Type | Operator | Capacity | Inspection findings | Last insp. | Dist. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenger School-Middlefield Palo Alto, 94303 | Child care center | — | 198 | No records | — | 0.1 km |
| Ellen Thacher Children's Center Palo Alto, 94306 | Child care center | — | 28 | No records | — | 0.2 km |
| Hoover Kids' Club Palo Alto, 94306 | School-age program | — | 60 | No records | — | 0.3 km |
| Covenant Children's Center Palo Alto, 94306 | Child care center | — | 75 | No records | — | 0.4 km |
| Covenant Children's Center Palo Alto, 94306 | Child care center | — | 19 | No records | — | 0.4 km |
| Hearts and Hands Christian Childcare & Preschool Palo Alto, 94303 | Child care center | — | 30 | No records | — | 0.5 km |
| Source | Record | Facts | Evidence | Effective | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA CCLD Child Care Centers CA | 435700796 | name, type, status, capacity, address, phone, licensee, visits, citations, complaints From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #435700796 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify. | Verified | — | Nov 6, 2026 |
| CDSS CCL Facility Map CA | 435700796 | location Coordinates published by CDSS for this facility number. | Verified | — | Nov 6, 2026 |
| CA CCLD Child Care Centers | 435700796 | From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #435700796 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify. | Verified | Aug 19, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| CA CCLD Child Care Centers | 435700796 | From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #435700796 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify. | Verified | Jul 22, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| CA CCLD Child Care Centers | 435700796 | From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #435700796 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify. | Verified | Jul 22, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| CA CCLD Child Care Centers | 435700796 | From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #435700796 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify. | Verified | Dec 22, 2025 | Nov 6, 2026 |
Sources: CA CCLD Child Care Centers, CDSS CCL Facility Map. Missing data never means no issue exists. Report a correction.