San Mateo · Licensed center
San Mateo-Foster City Schl Dist - Park School
- Medium center, licensed for 47 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since August 2022.
Of the 91 Bay Area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 46% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 1% had rules cited at all 4, 36% at none.
Licensing inspections
Nov 16, 20231 citation
“1597.16(a)(1) Written Directives. 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 is not met as evidenced by: At 1:15PM., Based on record review and interviews, LPA confirmed facility’s drinking water has not been tested for lead contamination levels. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”
CCR 1597.16(a)(1)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 27, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since August 2022 — 3 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 16, 2023
CCR 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
1597.16(a)(1) Written Directives. 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 is not met as evidenced by: At 1:15PM., Based on record review and interviews, LPA confirmed facility’s drinking water has not been tested for lead contamination levels. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
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Details
- Website
- sanmateopark.smfcsd.net
- Address
- 161 Clark Drive, Lg-1
- License
- 414001934, active
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All checked July 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website sanmateopark.smfcsd.net
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.