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Tessellations Children's Center

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Ages
Ages 2–5
Teacher ratio
1:12 (CA min)

1170 Yorkshire Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014

Visit website ↗(650) 260-4409Directions ↗Licensed for 36
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Licensing & safety record

Citations on file
7
Complaint visits
0
Last visit
10/15/2025
Total visits
9

Citations are part of routine licensing oversight and range from minor (Type B) to serious (Type A). A citation alone doesn't mean a program is unsafe — read the full reports for context.

Source: California Dept. of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (updated 2025-10-20). View official inspection reports →

About this preschool

Tessellations is a school designed for gifted learners that emphasizes experiential education, depth of thinking, and individual development. The school serves preschool through 8th grade with a philosophy centered on nurturing curiosity, complexity, and original thinking.

Philosophy
Tessellations provides challenging experiential education that recognizes and nurtures the individual strengths of gifted learners, empowering them to confidently express who they are and pursue a meaningful life. The school believes gifted children are defined not solely by intellect, but by their full humanity—curiosity, sensitivity, complexity, and creativity. Education is designed around process and progress over performance, depth engagement over speed, complexity over simplification, and original thinking over generated answers.

Programs

  • •Preschool
  • •Pre-K
  • •Kindergarten-8th Grade
  • •Summer Camps

Highlights

  • ✓Serves gifted learners with non-linear development
  • ✓Emphasis on original thinking and independent thought
  • ✓Focus on productive struggle and sustained engagement with complex ideas
  • ✓Attuned adults and meaningful relationships that shape thinking

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Summarized by AI from the preschool's own website (Jun 23, 2026). Not written or verified by PreschoolWise — confirm details directly with the program.

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