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Addison Kid's Club
650 Addison Ave., 94301 · (650) 323-4007
Daycare in Palo Alto, CA
Licensed child care centers and family child care homes in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, from the state licensing records.
65 centers22 family homes10 infant centers12 school-age4,438 licensed spaces
Child care centers in Palo Alto
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Amigos De Palo Alto
1611 Stanford Avenue, 94306 · (650) 493-4300
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Barron Park Childrens Center
800 Barron Ave, 94306 · (650) 856-7559
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Barron Park Kids' Club
800 Barron Ave., 94306 · (650) 856-1220
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Barron Park Playschool
3650 La Donna Avenue, 94306 · (650) 493-7597
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Besse Bolton Kids Club
500 East Meadow, 94306 · (650) 856-0847
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Bowman School
3801 East Bayshore Rd, 94303 · (650) 702-0978
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Bowman School Children's House
693 Arastradero, 94306 · (650) 493-4111
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Bright Horizons Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real #3-110, 94306 · (650) 493-3777
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Bright Horizons Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real #3-110, 94306 · (650) 493-3777
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Bright Horizons Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real #3-110, 94306 · (650) 493-3777
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Building Kidz Of Palo Alto
415 Lambert Ave, 94306 · (650) 673-3700
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Building Kidz School
569 San Antonio Road, 94306 · (650) 966-6400
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Casa Dei Bambini School
463 College Avenue, 94306 · (650) 473-9401
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Challenger School-middlefield
3880 Middlefield Rd, 94303 · (650) 213-8245
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Children's Pre-school Center, The
4000 Middlefield Road T-1, 94303 · (650) 493-5770
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Children's Pre-school Center, The
4000 Middlefield Road T-1, 94303 · (650) 493-5770
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College Terrace Children's Center
2300 Wellesley Street, 94306 · (650) 858-1580
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Cornerstone Mandarin Chinese Immersion School
4243 Manuela Avenue, 94306 · (650) 215-0208
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Country Day Little School
3990 Ventura Court, 94306 · (650) 507-5787
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Covenant Children's Center
670 East Meadow Drive, 94306 · (650) 493-9505
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Covenant Children's Center
670 East Meadow Drive, 94306 · (650) 493-9505
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Downtown Children's Ctr
555 Waverley Street, 94301 · (650) 321-9578
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Duveneck Kids' Club
705 Alester Avenue, 94303 · (650) 328-8356
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Edgewood House Preschool Llc
493 W. Charleston Road, 94306 · (650) 690-2347
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El Carmelo Kids Club
3024 Bryant Street, 94306 · (650) 856-6150
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Ellen Thacher Children's Center
505 East Charleston Road, 94306 · (650) 494-1467
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Escondido Kid's Club
890 Escondido Rd, 94305 · (650) 855-9828
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First Congregational Church Nursery School
1985 Louis Road, 94303 · (650) 493-1915
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Gani Preschool
3070 Louis Rd, 94303 · (650) 561-6013
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Headsup! Child Development Center
2800 West Bayshore Road, 94303 · (650) 424-1221
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Headsup! Child Development Center
2800 West Bayshore Road, 94303 · (650) 424-1221
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Hearts And Hands Christian Childcare & Preschool
701 East Meadow Drive, 94303 · (650) 800-6870
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Heffalump School
3990 Ventura Court, 94306 · (415) 425-4340
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Hoover Kids' Club
445 East Charleston Road, 94306 · (650) 565-8847
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Hope Technology School - Preschool Program
2525 East Bayshore Road, 94303 · (650) 565-8391
Family child care homes in Palo Alto
CDSS does not publish the address of family child care homes, and neither do we. Each home is listed with its name, ZIP code, phone, capacity and facility number.
ZIP 94301 · 3 homes
- Corona Heredia, OscarLarge family home · capacity 14 · (650) 630-9010 · #435700341
- Corona, Esther & Chakmakchi, MohamedLarge family home · capacity 14 · (650) 739-5962 · #434414247
- Heredia Anton, MariaLarge family home · capacity 14 · (650) 630-9036 · #434415784
ZIP 94303 · 9 homes
- Alvarez Falconi, KarlaLarge family home · capacity 14 · (408) 806-0403 · #434414370
- Alvarez, YisselaLarge family home · capacity 14 · (650) 704-4021 · #435700418
- Gaspay, MaybelineLarge family home · capacity 14 · (650) 857-0126 · #434405634
- Hsu, ShuhuanLarge family home · capacity 14 · (650) 494-7389 · #435700400
- Huang, XuecongLarge family home · capacity 14 · (650) 627-6848 · #434415687
- Lara, VenusLarge family home · capacity 14 · (650) 714-6173 · #434408079
- Lashkari, Khadijeh & KhosrowLarge family home · capacity 14 · (510) 304-5859 · #434409641
- Maza-ochoa, MichelleLarge family home · capacity 14 · (650) 391-9663 · #434414381
- Tzugaris, Chrystie & Felsch, ShawnLarge family home · capacity 14 · (650) 493-0665 · #430755192
ZIP 94306 · 10 homes
- Barrenechea, JohanaLarge family home · capacity 14 · (650) 494-1260 · #434411683
- Campero, Luis & Lopez, KarlaLarge family home · capacity 14 · (650) 537-8064 · #435700371
- Chekeni, MahjabinLarge family home · capacity 14 · (650) 223-3771 · #430754912
- Dzhylialova, NiiaraLarge family home · capacity 14 · (650) 480-0218 · #435700366
- Hernandez, Maria Del PilarLarge family home · capacity 14 · (408) 475-6102 · #434414668
- Hui, RenLarge family home · capacity 14 · (650) 316-0297 · #435700370
- Perez Palma, KatiaLarge family home · capacity 14 · (650) 283-3805 · #434413319
- Prisacaru, SorinaLarge family home · capacity 14 · (650) 960-5859 · #435700320
- Sorokina, MariyaLarge family home · capacity 14 · (217) 390-2667 · #435700342
- Terrazas, AmorLarge family home · capacity 14 · (650) 468-1788 · #435700439
Costs and help in Palo Alto
California does not publish an official average daycare price by city. Ask each provider for its weekly or monthly rate; our guide on daycare cost in California explains the state's Regional Market Rate survey.
Families with income at or below 85% of the state median income may qualify for CalWORKs Child Care, Alternative Payment or General Child Care. Children who turn four by September 1 can attend free transitional kindergarten at a Palo Alto public school.
Questions about daycare in Palo Alto
How many licensed daycares are in Palo Alto?
The CDSS licensing data of November 6, 2026 lists 65 licensed centers (10 infant centers and 12 school-age centers among them) and 22 family child care homes in Palo Alto, with 4,438 licensed spaces in total.
Are there infant daycares in Palo Alto?
10 licensed infant centers in Palo Alto appear in the data. Many of the 22 family child care homes also take babies; call to ask.
How do I check a Palo Alto daycare's license?
Each listing shows the facility number, status, last visit and citation count from CDSS, with a link to the official Care Facility Search record.
Is there help paying for child care in Palo Alto?
Families with income at or below 85% of the state median income may qualify for CalWORKs Child Care, Alternative Payment or General Child Care. Contact the Santa Clara County child care Resource and Referral agency.
Nearby cities
All citiesSource: CDSS Community Care Licensing Division facility data (November 6, 2026): status, type, capacity, visit dates and citation counts. Independent guide, not a government website; verify licensing with the state on the Care Facility Search.