Redwood City · Licensed center
St. Michael Infant Care Center
- Medium center, licensed for 33 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 2 of its 6 licensing inspections under this license since July 2023.
Of the 29 Bay Area centers with 6 licensing inspections, 24% had rules cited at 2 of them, as this center did. 21% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
Jan 22, 20251 citation
“Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed S5 was working in the facility and has not completed their criminal background clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Per Director, DOJ letter was received stating S5 was cleared.”
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
Jul 27, 20231 citation
“101429(1) Each infant shall be constantly supervised and under direct visual observation and supervision by a staff person at all times. Under no circumstances shall ANY infant be left unattended. LPAs observed three infant left unsupervised while teacher handed off another infant for a diaper change.”
CCR 101429(a)(1)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- March 25, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since July 2023 — 4 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed S5 was working in the facility and has not completed their criminal background clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Per Director, DOJ letter was received stating S5 was cleared.
· January 22, 2025
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 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 22, 2025
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) · Type A
Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed S5 was working in the facility and has not completed their criminal background clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Per Director, DOJ letter was received stating S5 was cleared.
Jul 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · July 27, 2023
CCR 101429(a)(1) · Type B
101429(1) Each infant shall be constantly supervised and under direct visual observation and supervision by a staff person at all times. Under no circumstances shall ANY infant be left unattended. LPAs observed three infant left unsupervised while teacher handed off another infant for a diaper change.
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Details
- Website
- stmichaelpreschool.org
- Address
- 401 Hudson Street
- License
- 414003001, active
The state licenses this address more than once, to the same licensee.
The day-care-center license is published separately, with its own license and its own inspection record:
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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 stmichaelpreschool.org
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
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.