San Mateo · Licensed center
Challenge School
At a glance
- Large Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 88 children.
- Hours 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 2 licensing inspections under this license since October 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jun 18, 2026Nothing cited
- Oct 9, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 2 inspections under this license. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had the same: 64% of 362.
How all 362 Bay Area centers inspected twice compare
Of the 362 Bay Area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None64%This center
- 1 of 232%
- Both4%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- June 18, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since October 2024 — both cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Nothing was cited under this license, so there is nothing to correct. The other license at this address keeps its own record.
- Most serious
- Nothing was cited at any visit on file under this license. The other license at this address keeps its own record.
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
- Application fee
- $100
A day here
8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week
Updates for parents and schedule
- Updates for parents
- Roadmap portal — a parent-only access website providing learning updates and family communication (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
- Schedule
- Full-time (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
How they teach
Creative Curriculum, developmental, play-based and bilingual
“we emphasize the importance of play! A focus on play fosters creativity and ensures that children are excited to come to school.”
Who cares for your child
Kelly (Belmont Chinese School Director) since 2008, Grace (Executive Director) since 2009, Sally (San Carlos Preschool Director) since 2014, Vivian (Program Director) since 2014, Mei (Founder & Executive Director), 10 years in early childhood, Nicole (San Mateo Preschool Administrative Director), 13 years in early childhood, Hanan (Operations and Preschool Curriculum Director), 20 years in early childhood and Catherine (Foster City Preschool Director), 10 years in early childhood.
18 years · Bay Area median 16, among 29 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (650) 574-6878
- Address
- 1661 Fashion Island Blvd., San Mateo, 94404
- License
- 414005160
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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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 challengeschool.us/preschl-curriculum
- Approach — Checked July 2026 challengeschool.us/our-programs-1
Who cares for your child
- Staff challengeschool.us
What it costs
- Application fee — Checked July 2026 challengeschool.us
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
- Updates for parents — Checked July 2026 challengeschool.us
- Hours, Schedule — Checked July 2026 challengeschool.us
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 challengeschool.us
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.