Daycares in San Mateo, California

179 facilitiesAvg score: 94.4

Data Freshness & Provenance

Inspection coverage

150 of 179 tracked providers have inspection history

Active providers

144 providers appear active in this market

Last refreshed

April 3, 2026

Latest inspection

March 4, 2026

Provenance

California licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring

City Snapshot

San Mateo currently has 179 tracked providers. 150 have inspection history, 144 appear active, and 76% of the market holds an A or B grade. The latest inspection in the dataset is March 4, 2026.

Updated April 3, 2026 from California licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring.

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TypeAll (179)Centers (102)Home (77)
SortBest GradeFewest ViolationsName
FilterAccreditedHead Start
A

CHALLENGE SCHOOL (PS)

1661 FASHION ISLAND BLVD.

No violationsCapacity: 88DAY CARE CENTER
A

BERESFORD MONTESSORI

1717-1719 GUM STREET

No violationsCapacity: 41DAY CARE CENTER
A

KIDS KONNECT PRESCHOOL BUNKER HILL

2145 BUNKER HILL DRIVE

PENDING
No violationsCapacity: 45SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
A

NEWTON AT LAUREL SM

303 36TH AVE.

No violationsCapacity: 90SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE CENTER
A

SMC COMM COLL DIST-MARY META LAZARUS CHILD DEV CTR

1700 W. HILLSDALE BLVD.

No violationsCapacity: 58DAY CARE CENTER
A

SERENDIPITY SCHOOL

3172 CLEARVIEW WAY

No violationsCapacity: 116DAY CARE CENTER
A

KINDER ACADEMY MONTESSORI

300 E. SANTA INEZ AVENUE

PENDING
No violationsCapacity: 24SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
A

GAZELLE DEVELOPMENTAL SCHOOL

770 N. EL CAMINO REAL

No violationsCapacity: 34DAY CARE CENTER
A

MI SECOND CASA

847 N. SAN MATEO DRIVE

PENDING
No violationsCapacity: 40SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
A

IHSD LAKEWOOD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

69 TOWER ROAD

No violationsCapacity: 24DAY CARE CENTER
A

CAREY SCHOOL, THE

3900 ALAMEDA DE LAS PULGAS

No violationsCapacity: 41DAY CARE CENTER
A

PLAYGROUPS UNLIMITED - UNIVERSE OF COLORS

178 SOUTH BOULEVARD

3 violationsCapacity: 30DAY CARE CENTER
A

SAN MATEO MONTESSORI

15 - 14TH AVENUE

3 violationsCapacity: 21DAY CARE CENTER
A

SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY SCHL DIST - PARK SCHOOL

161 CLARK DRIVE, LG-1

3 violationsCapacity: 47DAY CARE CENTER
A

CAREY SCHOOL (THE)

1700 ALAMEDA DE LAS PULGAS

CLOSED
3 violationsCapacity: 24DAY CARE CENTER
A

SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY SCHL DIST - SUNNYBRAE

1031 S. DELAWARE STREET

3 violationsCapacity: 48DAY CARE CENTER
A

KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER LLC (INF)

1350 WAYNE WAY

3 violationsCapacity: 32INFANT CENTER
A

KIDS KONNECT INFANT CARE & PRESCHOOL

137 NORTH SAN MATEO DRIVE

1 violationCapacity: 15INFANT CENTER
A

SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY SCHL DIST - TURNBULL CDC

715 INDIAN AVENUE

3 violationsCapacity: 298DAY CARE CENTER
A

HOPE LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL

600 WEST 42ND AVENUE

3 violationsCapacity: 27DAY CARE CENTER

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