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Building Kidz of North San Mateo

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 60 children.
  • Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since May 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Mar 7, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jun 25, 2024Nothing cited
  • Mar 11, 20241 citation
    • 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 upon record review, the facility did not test for lead until 1/20/2023, which poses / posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the persons in care.”

        HSC 1597.16(a)(1)

  • May 4, 2022Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).

How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare

Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None41%
  • 1 of 438%This center
  • 2 of 415%
  • 3 of 46%
  • All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
September 29, 2026
On file
4 visits since May 2022 — 3 cited nothing · 3 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.

Jul 2026 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · July 9, 2026

ALLEGATION(S): Staff does not notify parents of incidents Staff do not ensure children's diapers are changed timely Due to lack of supervision, children sustain injuries INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On September 29, 2026, at approximately 2:20pm, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Tapia-Mandujano conducted an unannounced inspection to deliver the complaint investigation findings in response to the above allegation that was made to the department on July 9, 2026. LPA met with Director, K.K.P. and explained the purpose of the visit. Facility is a preschool license with a toddler component. Present in the facility were Director with six staff supervising a total of 30 children (2 toddlers and 28 preschoolers). All adults present are fingerprint cleared and associated. Facility is currently operating within appropriate teacher to child ratio. During today's inspection, LPA inspected the preschool facility for health and safety hazards. LPA also conducted a staff interview. Continued on Page 2... Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

Mar 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jun 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jun 2024 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · June 3, 2024

Unsubstantiated

ALLEGATION(S): Staff leave day care children unattended. Staff threaten day care children. Staff do not ensure napping equipment used by day care children is adequately spaced. Staff handle day care children in a rough manner. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analysts, LPAs conducted a visit to open this complaint. Today we inspected the daycare, observed the facility, and interviewed the staff members. Reporting party was interviewed. The Licensing Department has investigated this complaint and determined the finding to be unsubstantiated. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is unsubstantiated. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 11, 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 upon record review, the facility did not test for lead until 1/20/2023, which poses / posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the persons in care.

State report

May 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(650) 393-5212
Address
120 Lindbergh Street, San Mateo, 94401
License
414004866

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State record

The state’s licensing transparency data reports 3 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 2 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=4, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=7, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=4. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.

Details

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.

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