{"id":3814,"date":"2026-07-05T16:41:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T16:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3814"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:41:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T16:41:54","slug":"peninsula-family-service-to-head-east-palo-alto-montessori-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3814","title":{"rendered":"Peninsula Family Service to head East Palo Alto Montessori school"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Serving early learners<\/h4>\n<p>Peninsula Family Service has been selected by the California Department of Education to assume operations of the Creative Montessori Learning Center in East Palo Alto, effective this month.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3812\">British military says cargo ship reports being under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This addition expands the nonprofit\u2019s Early Learning Program to 10 centers and establishes its first Early Learning Center in East Palo Alto.<\/p>\n<p>The facility name will remain the same and during the initial transition period, there will be no immediate changes to program hours, meals, daily routines or the curriculum. Teachers and staff will be retained to ensure continuity and stability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to working alongside families, educators, community organizations and local leaders to strengthen opportunities for children and build on the strengths of the East Palo Alto community,\u201d Peninsula Family Service CEO Heather Cleary said in a release.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3811\">San Jose names Climate Smart Champions<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Grateful for Life<\/h4>\n<p>Stanford Blood Center donors will receive a \u201cGrateful for Life\u201d tie-dye t-shirt when they give blood this month at mobile drives or centers. There is an immediate need for all blood types,\u00a0especially types O- and O+.<\/p>\n<p>Donors should be in good health with no cold, flu or COVID-19 symptoms and should bring a photo ID. Donors must be at least 17 years of age (or 16 with a parent or guardian\u2019s consent).<\/p>\n<p>Stanford Blood Center donation sites are located in Menlo Park and Mountain View. To make an appointment, visit stanfordbloodcenter.org, call 888-723-7831 or text to 999-777. Walk-ins are always welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3809\">Saratoga resident loses more than $23k in identity theft<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Campus is nonprofit\u2019s 10th Early Learning Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Peninsula Family Service to head East Palo Alto Montessori school - Next City Digest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3814\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Peninsula Family Service to head East Palo Alto Montessori school - 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