San Mateo · Licensed center
Carey School, the
- Medium center, licensed for 41 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 4 licensing inspections since July 2022.
Of the 91 Bay Area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 36% had no rules cited at any of them, as this center did. 1% had rules cited at all 4.
Licensing inspections
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- September 24, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since July 2022 — all of them cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file.
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Openings, child care subsidies, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
What it costs
$3,222 a month for a preschooler
Bay Area comparison hidden until they say whether this is a full-time price.
Details
- Website
- careyschool.org
- Address
- 3900 Alameda De Las Pulgas
- License
- 414004826, active
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What it costs
- Preschool — Checked July 2026 careyschool.org
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 careyschool.org
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.