San Mateo · Licensed center
San Mateo-Foster City Schl Dist - Parkside School
- Small Montessori center, licensed for 24 children.
- Run by a school district, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 7 licensing inspections since June 2022.
Fewer than 20 Bay Area centers have had 7 licensing inspections, so there is no comparison yet.
Licensing inspections
Jun 3, 20241 citation
“(1) 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: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in testing for lead in a child care center before January 1, 2023 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- April 13, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since June 2022 — 6 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.
Jun 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 3, 2024
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
(1) 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: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in testing for lead in a child care center before January 1, 2023 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Montessori
“Ensuring that core Montessori practices are applied consistently throughout our school as well as examining more traditional school approaches to determine if they work within our Montessori model”
Who cares for your child
Julie Mamis (Montessori Coach) since 2020.
Of 905 Bay Area providers, 29 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of sixteen years.
Details
- Website
- parkside.smfcsd.net
- Address
- 1685 Eisenhower Street
- License
- 414001933, active
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 parkside.smfcsd.net
Who cares for your child
- Staff parkside.smfcsd.net
State record
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 parkside.smfcsd.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.