License activeChild-care center
Ellen Thacher Children'S Center
505 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306 · Santa Clara County (650) 494-1467 License #434400381
7
inspections on file
1
recorded violations
0
health & safety class
Mar 5, 2026
last inspection
Inspection history
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division| Date | Kind | Outcome as recorded | Violations | Official record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Official report · PDF |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Complaint | Unsubstantiated · 1 deficiency cited | 1 | Official report · PDF |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Official report · PDF |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Official report · PDF |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Official report · PDF |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Official report · PDF |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Complaint | Unsubstantiated | 0 | Official report · PDF |
Violations
Text reproduced verbatim · California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing DivisionHow to read violations
Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.
Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child
Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.
StandardState weight: Type B
CCR 101212(f) — Reporting Requirements (f) The items specified in (d)(1)(A) through (H) above shall also be reported to the child's authorized representative.
“Based on admission, interviews conducted and review or records/incident reports, staff did not provide a incident report to the child's parent/representative, which poses an potential health and safety risk to children in care.”
Corrective action plan due Jan 15, 2026
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