San Mateo · Licensed center
L'Academy Preschool San Mateo
- Small Reggio Emilia–inspired center, licensed for 8 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 2 licensing inspections since October 2023.
Of the 34 Bay Area centers with 2 licensing inspections, 59% had no rules cited at any of them, as this center did. 6% had rules cited at both.
Licensing inspections
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- November 21, 2024
- On file
- 2 visits since October 2023 — both 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, cost, ratios and staff, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Reggio Emilia–inspired
“Inspired by Reggio Emilia and Montessori methods, our approach encourages independence, creativity, and mindfulness in the classroom.”
A day here
- Meals
- Fresh, organic-when-possible meals; warm lunches and two snacks daily
- Calendar
- Year round
- Schedule
- full-time
Details
- Website
- lacademyschools.com
- Address
- 608 N. El Camino Real
- License
- 414005049, active
- Ages they serve
- 3 months to 6 years old
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 lacademyschools.com
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Calendar, Schedule — Checked July 2026 lacademyschools.com
Details
- Phone, Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 lacademyschools.com
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 lacademyschools.com
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.