San Mateo · Licensed center
Carey School, the
- Medium center, licensed for 41 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What these mean, and where they come from
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.
Source for who runs it
ccld.dss.ca.govWho cares for your child
Ratio not published
Two staff are named on their site, with no start years given.
What it costs
$3,222 a month for a preschooler
Bay Area comparison hidden until they say whether this is a full-time price.
Prices from their website, July 2026.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: hours and late pickup, teaching approach, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 0 of 4 cited something
Bay Area centers: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits.
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- September 24, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since July 2022 — all of them cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file.
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.
How the comparison is built
Routine visits: across Bay Area centers, the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits (2,260 visits).
Details
- Website
- careyschool.org
- Address
- 3900 Alameda De Las Pulgas
- License
- 414004826, active
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Who cares for your child
- Staff careyschool.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff careyschool.org
What it costs
- Preschool — Checked July 2026 careyschool.org
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 careyschool.org
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov