San Mateo · Licensed center
Carey School, the
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 41 children.
- Tuition Preschool $3,222 a month. See costs
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 4 licensing inspections since July 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 24, 2025Nothing cited
- Aug 26, 2024Nothing cited
- Apr 17, 2023Nothing cited
- Jul 21, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 4 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 4 times had at least one: 59% of 569.
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%This center
- 1 of 438%
- 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 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.
What it costs
$3,222 a month for a preschooler
Bay Area comparison hidden until they say whether this is a full-time price.
Details
- Phone
- (650) 345-8205
- Address
- 3900 Alameda De Las Pulgas, San Mateo, 94403
- License
- 414004826
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Sources and dates
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What it costs
- Preschool — Checked July 2026 careyschool.org
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 careyschool.org
- Who runs it — Checked November 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.