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Childery

Headsup! Child Development Center

2800 WEST BAYSHORE ROAD, PALO ALTO, CA 94303Childery Rating: 3/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    3 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    3 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a 67% violation rate and a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes California's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. California caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:6, and preschool ratios at 1:12. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Annual training isn't required by the state. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.

Quality Recognitions & Accreditations

Accreditations
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
  • National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
  • National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
  • National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited

Facility Info

Facility type
Child Care Center
Age groups served
Not Available
Licensed capacity
24
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Infants1:4Not Regulated
Toddlers1:612
Preschool1:12Not Regulated

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
High School Diploma

Inspection History

3 Inspection Visits Since 2022 · 4 Findings
Most recent: Oct 17, 2025⤓ Download Inspection History Report (PDF)
1 Critical3 Important

Across 3 inspections since 2022, the issues cited most often were Licensing & Administrative Compliance (3) and Building & Premises Safety (1). Of 4 total findings, 1 was critical.

See All 3 Inspection Visits
  1. Aug 23, 20242 Findings1 Critical1 Important
    • Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants (1) Each Infant Shall Be Constantly Supervised and Under Direct Visual Observation and Supervision by a Staff Person…CCR 101429(a)(1)

      Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 2 staff members stated an infant was left unattended in the outdoor play area on the morning of 08/22/2024, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 08/26/2024

    • Section 101429(a)(2)(B) - Staff Shall Physically Check on Sleeping Infant(s) Every 15 Minutes & Document. This Requirement Was Not Met as Evidenced By: Licensee Will Ensure That…CCR 101429(a)(2)(b)

      (POC) due date, may result in a civil penalty assessment.

  2. May 4, 20231 Finding1 Important
    • Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants (B) Staff Shall Physically Check on Sleeping Infant(s) Every 15 Minutes and Document the Following: This Requirement…CCR 101429(a)(2)(B)

      Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observe that facility did not have the 15 minute check log, Director stated that facility visually check the children, but did not know that it needed to be logged on paper. POC Due Date: 05/08/2023

  3. May 18, 20221 Finding1 Important
    • Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies (R) Fixtures, Furniture, and Equipment That Have Been Banned or Recalled by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission Shall…CCR 101239(r)

      Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed an infant bouncer and inclined sleeper present in the infant classroom during today's visit. This posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 05/18/2022

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