San Mateo · Licensed center
Intercommunal Survival School
- Small center, licensed for 28 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 5 licensing inspections since January 2023.
Of the 98 Bay Area centers with 5 licensing inspections, 20% had no rules cited at any of them, as this center did.
Licensing inspections
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- January 14, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since January 2023 — all of them cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
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.
Aug 2021 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · August 17, 2021
Unsubstantiated · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026
ALLEGATION(S): - Staff handle children in rough manner. - Staff yell at and uses profanity around children. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) M.R. conducted an unannounced complaint inspection to open a complaint. LPA met with staff and explained purpose of inspection. Director M.M.C. arrived a short time later. Present at center were the Director, four teachers, and 17 children. LPA conducted a physical plant tour with staff. LPA conducted interviews and reviewed pertinent documents. LPA made observations while children were indoors and outdoors. During this time period, LPA did not observe any staff handling children in a rough manner. LPA did not observe any staff yelling or using profanity around children. Although the allegations may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violations did or did not occur, therefore, the allegations are closed as UNSUBSTANTIATED. Report was reviewed and discussed with Director M.C. A copy of report was provided. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Address
- 713 Second Avenue
- License
- 414005205, active
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State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- License — Checked September 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.