Redwood City · Licensed center
Rcsd Child Dev Services-Taft Cdc
- Small bilingual center, licensed for 18 children.
- Run by a school district, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since January 2022.
Of the 98 Bay Area centers with 5 licensing inspections, 40% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 20% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
Jan 9, 20241 citation
“Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review of the water sampling database, the facility was not in compliance with the above as of the initial water results uploaded on 5/22/2023 had an exceedance above 5 ppb. This posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
WD 101700.3(b)(2)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- January 22, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since January 2022 — 4 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- 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.
Jan 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 9, 2024
WD 101700.3(b)(2) · Type B
Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review of the water sampling database, the facility was not in compliance with the above as of the initial water results uploaded on 5/22/2023 had an exceedance above 5 ppb. This posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Dec 2023 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · December 26, 2023
Unsubstantiated
ALLEGATION(S): Staff do not accord children dignity in their relationship with staff or other persons Staff yell at children Staff inppropriately discipline children Staff did not provide adequate supervision resulting in child's injury Staff did not follow reporting requirements INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On March 22nd, 2024 at approximately 8:45am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Tapia-Mandujano conducted an unannounced 10-day complaint inspection in response to the above allegations. LPA met with Director, M.C. and explained the purpose of the visit. Present during inspection was Director and two CDC staff and 3 SPED staff caring for a total of 8 preschool age children. All staff are cleared through the Redwood City School District. During today’s visit, LPA conducted a health and safety inspection and interviewed three additional staff, as well as received pertinent documentation. During the course of the investigation, LPA conducted interviews with staff, parents, and involved parties. LPA also received pertinent documentation. LPA determined that based on the information obtained there is not sufficient evidence to prove the following allegations: Staff do not accord children dignity in their relationship with staff or other persons, Staff yell at children, Staff inppropriately discipline children, Staff did not provide adequate supervision resulting in child's injury, and/or Staff did not follow reporting requirements. Continued on Page 2... Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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How they teach
Bilingual
“Program follows a 50/50 Bilingual Model where students are taught 50% of their day in each language.”
Details
- Website
- taft.rcsdk8.net
- Address
- 903 10th Avenue
- License
- 414001400, active
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 taft.rcsdk8.net
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 1 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=5, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
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 taft.rcsdk8.net
- 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.