Ladera started out in the 1940s as an experiment in cooperative living, where the goal was to set up "a diverse community of modest homes, not too far apart, with shopping and nature
FACTS
CHILD CARE & PRESCHOOLS: Ladera Community Church Preschool, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley; Woodland School (also a private elementary school), 360 La Cuesta Drive, Portola Valley
LOCATION: West of Alpine Road and north of Westridge Drive to Lucero Way and La Cuesta Road
PRIVATE SCHOOLS: Woodland School, 360 La Cuesta Drive, Portola Valley
PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
Las Lomitas School District --
Las Lomitas School, 299 Alameda de las Pulgas, Atherton; La Entrada School, 2200 Sharon Road, Menlo Park
Sequoia Union High School District -- Menlo Atherton High School, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton
SHOPPING: Ladera Country Shopper
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