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Downtown Children's Ctr

555 Waverley Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301
licensed capacity
32
a week, county median
$527
year first licensed
2025
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About Downtown Children's Ctr

Downtown Children's Ctr is a licensed child care center in Palo Alto, California. The state has licensed it since November 7, 2025, for up to 32 children.

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division lists 1 visit since Nov 2025, with no Type A or Type B citations in its published counts.

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Child care center
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Licensed capacity
32 children

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Programs

Programs and care

Licensed capacity32 childrenFrom the state license

Cost

Tuition and costs

Downtown Children's Ctr has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Santa Clara County has a median price of $527 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Santa Clara County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$527
Home daycare$361

Toddler

Center$373
Home daycare$313

Preschool

Center$410
Home daycare$347

School age

Center$438
Home daycare$287

County median full-time prices at centers and home daycares, U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (the latest year). Not this daycare's rates; prices have risen since.

State record

Inspection reports for Downtown Children's Ctr

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division lists 1 visit to Downtown Children's Ctr since Nov 2025. Its published counts show no Type A or Type B citations for those visits.

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Child care center
Capacity
32 children
First licensed
2025
License number
#435700790
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Summary

1 visit since Nov 2025 · Last visit Nov 4, 2025

Type A citations 0 · Type B citations 0, as the state counts them

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  1. Nov 4, 2025Visit

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division publishes how many Type A and Type B citations each visit produced, not the rule text. The state defines Type A as a violation that is an immediate risk to children's health, safety or personal rights, and Type B as one that could become an immediate risk if not corrected.

Copied from California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division on October 1, 2026; the state's records start around Jan 2021. Rule wording, severity and dates are the state's.

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Questions about Downtown Children's Ctr

Is Downtown Children's Ctr licensed?

Yes. California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division lists it as licensed and operating, first licensed November 7, 2025.

Does Downtown Children's Ctr have inspection violations?

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division lists 1 visit to Downtown Children's Ctr since Nov 2025. Its published counts show no Type A or Type B citations for those visits.

How many children can Downtown Children's Ctr care for?

32, the licensed capacity on the state record.

What are Downtown Children's Ctr's hours?

Its hours are not listed. Call (650) 321-9578 to confirm.

How much does Downtown Children's Ctr cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (650) 321-9578 to ask.

What is Downtown Children's Ctr's phone number?

(650) 321-9578.

Where is Downtown Children's Ctr?

555 Waverley Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301. The nearest other daycare we list is Kindercare@Work - Downtown Palo Alto, 0.3 miles away.

Sources: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division (license and visits) · U.S. Department of Labor, 2022 (county prices).