Belmont · Licensed center
Notre Dame Preschool
- Small play-based center, licensed for 30 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since August 2023.
Of the 92 Bay Area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 35% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 2% had rules cited at all 3, 54% at none.
Licensing inspections
Mar 28, 20241 citation
“A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review facility tested on 7/12/23 and did not test by deadline of 1/1/23. As well as facility did not haave required postings for lead posted for public review.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- March 19, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- 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.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 28, 2024
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review facility tested on 7/12/23 and did not test by deadline of 1/1/23. As well as facility did not haave required postings for lead posted for public review.
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Openings, child care subsidies, tuition, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Play-based, developmental and faith-based
“Through hands-on and imaginative play, children explore, create, and develop essential early skills in a joyful environment.”
What it costs
- Application fee
- $100
A day here
- Schedule
- full-day
Details
- Website
- nde.org
- Address
- 1200 Notre Dame Avenue
- License
- 414004829, active
- Ages they serve
- 3–5 years
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 nde.org
What it costs
- Application fee — Checked July 2026 nde.org
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Schedule — Checked July 2026 nde.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 nde.org
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 nde.org
- 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.