School-age care center · Palo Alto, California
Besse Bolton Kids Club
Palo Alto · Licensed for 80 children · licensed since 2001
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Licensed since 2001. No serious violations in 7 state visits.
Common questions
Is it licensed?
Yes: an active school-age care center licence, no. 434404887, first issued August 31, 2001. Evidence ↓
Has the state found problems?
7 state visits on file, with no Type A finding and no Type B finding across them. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety. Evidence ↓
How many children are there?
Up to 80 children at once under the licence. That’s the state’s maximum, not current enrollment; ask how many are enrolled and their ages. Evidence ↓
More questions (3)
What does it cost?
We have no source for its prices. Ask for the weekly or monthly rate and what it includes. Evidence ↓
When could my child start free TK instead?
The September after they turn 4: TK is free at public elementary schools for children who turn 4 by September 1. 7 public and charter campuses in Palo Alto have a TK class. Evidence ↓
How do I visit?
Call (650) 856-0847 and ask to visit during the day, while children are there. Evidence ↓
State licensing
What does the state record about Besse Bolton Kids Club?
Licensed for 80 children since 2001: 7 state visits on file, no Type A finding.
California Community Care Licensing
School-Age Care Center, licence 434404887
Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety.
- StatusActive
- Licensed capacity80 childrenThe most allowed at once, not current openings or group size
- First licensedAugust 31, 2001When this licence was issued
- State visits on file7Latest recorded visit: March 5, 2026
- Type A findings0Across 7 state visits
- Type B findings0Across 7 state visits. CCLD reports findings as totals, not tied to a visit
- Complaint visits3Investigations; the record doesn’t show whether complaints were upheld
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing · synced August 13, 2026 · Full state record for licence 434404887 ↗
Licensing records describe regulatory oversight, not teaching or daily experience. Check the state’s current inspection records ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Ask: When was your last state licensing visit, and what did it find?
Visit dates and visit types
Dates are listed as supplied by CCLD. Finding totals above are not attached to individual visits.
- Inspection visits
- 4
- Other visits
- 0
Complaint information date: 06/14/2024
TK and kindergarten
When could free TK start instead?
California’s public transitional kindergarten (TK) is free for children who turn 4 by September 1.
California’s TK rule
- Fairmeadow Elementary0.0 mi · Palo Alto Unified
- Herbert Hoover Elementary0.4 mi · Palo Alto Unified
- Juana Briones Elementary1.2 mi · Palo Alto Unified
2 more nearby
- Ohlone Elementary1.2 mi · Palo Alto Unified
- Bullis Charter1.8 mi · Santa Clara County Office of Education · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary; check TK and kindergarten entry with the district.
Next steps
How do I visit Besse Bolton Kids Club, and what should I ask?
- When was your last state licensing visit, and what did it find?
- Licensed for 80 children: how many share your child’s room, and with how many adults?
- Which ages do you take, and how does a new child settle in?
- What are the daily hours and closure dates, and is there care before or after?
- What does a year cost in total, and when could our child start?
- 3 complaint visits are on file: what were they about, and how were they resolved?
On a visit, watch how adults talk with children, how play and rest are set up, and how staff handle a hard morning.
- Address
- 500 East Meadow, Palo Alto 94306
- Phone
- (650) 856-0847
- Licensed as
- School-Age Care Center
- Facility number
- 434404887
Source recordsstate licensing
The inspection source covers child care centers, not family child care homes. Check each license’s sync date and the current state reports, then confirm routines and enrollment with the program.
Data source: California Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) · Licensing record synced August 13, 2026
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