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

LITTLE BLOOM CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

1911 ELKHORN COURT

No violationsCapacity: 73DAY CARE CENTER
A

LITTLE FOOTSTEPS

1501 S. EL CAMINO REAL

No violationsCapacity: 42DAY CARE CENTER
A

CAPOVILLA, LUCY

SAN MATEO, CA 94402

No violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

MONTESSORI CHILDREN'S HOUSE-TULANE ROAD

315 TULANE ROAD

No violationsCapacity: 44DAY CARE CENTER
A

BAKIROVA, HANNA & BAKIROV, MYKHAILO

SAN MATEO, CA 94404

No violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY SCHL DIST-LAUREL

316 36TH AVENUE

No violationsCapacity: 44SINGLE LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER
A

CAREY SCHOOL, THE

3900 ALAMEDA DE LAS PULGAS

No violationsCapacity: 41DAY CARE CENTER
A

PFS- FIRST STEP CDC (PS)

325 VILLA TERRACE

No violationsCapacity: 22DAY CARE CENTER
A

CROCKETT, STACIE & KATHLEEN

SAN MATEO, CA 94403

No violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

HUNG, HUI LIN

SAN MATEO, CA 94403

No violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

SMC COMM COLL DIST-MARY META LAZARUS CHILD DEV CTR

1700 W. HILLSDALE BLVD.

No violationsCapacity: 58DAY CARE CENTER
A

ORDONEZ, JANIRE

SAN MATEO, CA 94402

No violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

CENTENNIAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL

27 TENTH AVENUE

No violationsCapacity: 60DAY CARE CENTER
A

NAVA, PAULETTE & RICHARD

SAN MATEO, CA 94403

No violationsCapacity: 12FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

CHAI PRESCHOOL

137 NORTH SAN MATEO DRIVE

CLOSED
No violationsCapacity: 30DAY CARE CENTER
A

SERENDIPITY SCHOOL

3172 CLEARVIEW WAY

No violationsCapacity: 116DAY CARE CENTER
A

SANTIZO, MARIA L.

SAN MATEO, CA 94401

1 violationCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

CASTRO, TERESA

SAN MATEO, CA 94401

1 violationCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY SCHL DIST - PARK SCHOOL

161 CLARK DRIVE, LG-1

3 violationsCapacity: 47DAY CARE CENTER
A

SAN MATEO MONTESSORI

15 - 14TH AVENUE

3 violationsCapacity: 21DAY CARE CENTER

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