San Carlos · Licensed center
Childrens Place, the
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 38 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 6 licensing inspections since October 2021.
Of the 29 Bay Area centers with 6 licensing inspections, 38% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 21% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
Nov 2, 20231 citation
“101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. The facility took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
100700.3
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- December 8, 2025
- On file
- 6 visits since October 2021 — 5 cited nothing
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
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Nov 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 2, 2023
100700.3 · Type B
101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. The facility took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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How they teach
Play-based
“At The Children's Place, we believe that play is the foundation of early childhood development. Our play-based learning model empowers children to explore, create, problem-solve, and connect with others in meaningful ways.”
What it costs
$2,000 a month for a preschooler
Lower than 75% of the 36 that publish a price.
Childrens Place, theMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)
- Part time
- $1,400 to $2,000 a month
A day here
- Hours
- 7:15 AM to 5:45 PM, 5 days a week, year round
- Meals
- Nutritious snacks provided in the morning and afternoon; families may opt to provide their own
- Diapers
- No additional fee charged for diapering or potty training
- Schedule
- full-day
Details
- Website
- tcppreschool.org
- Address
- 1336 Arroyo Avenue
- License
- 410503906, active
- Ages they serve
- two years old until school age
- Established
- 1981
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All checked July 2026.
How they teach
- Approach tcppreschool.org
What it costs
- Preschool, Second price tcppreschool.org
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Hours tcppreschool.org
- Diapers tcppreschool.org
- Calendar, Schedule tcppreschool.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website tcppreschool.org
- Ages they serve tcppreschool.org
- Established tcppreschool.org
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.