San Carlos · Licensed center
Childrens Place, the
At a glance
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 38 children.
- Ages They list: two years old until school age.
- Hours 7:15 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
- Tuition Preschool $2,000 a month, full time. See costs
From their website, read July 2026:
“We proudly maintain a low teacher-to-child ratio of 1:4 (or better) for our two-year-olds, ensuring each child receives the one-on-one support they need to thrive during this important developmental stage.”
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since October 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Dec 8, 2025Nothing cited
- Oct 23, 2024Nothing cited
Nov 2, 20231 citation
100700.3Type B
“101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. The facility took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
100700.3
- Sep 19, 2023Nothing cited
- Oct 25, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 5 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (457 centers).
How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None29%
- 1 of 535%This center
- 2 of 523%
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- December 8, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since October 2022 — 4 cited nothing
- 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.
Nov 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 2, 2023
100700.3 · Type B
101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. The facility took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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What it costs
Childrens Place, theMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Bay Area full-time prices for that age; 36 preschool programs publish one.
- Part time
- $1,400 to $2,000 a month
A day here
7:15 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., 5 days a week, year round
Meals, diapers and schedule
- Meals
- Nutritious snacks provided in the morning and afternoon; families may opt to provide their own
- Diapers
- No additional fee charged for diapering or potty training
- Schedule
- Full-day
How they teach
Play-based
“At The Children's Place, we believe that play is the foundation of early childhood development. Our play-based learning model empowers children to explore, create, problem-solve, and connect with others in meaningful ways.”
Details
- Phone
- (650) 595-1910
- Address
- 1336 Arroyo Avenue, San Carlos, 94070
- License
- 410503906
- Ages they serve
- Two years old until school age
- Established
- 1981
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
All checked July 2026.
Children per adult
- Children per adult tcppreschool.org
How they teach
- Approach tcppreschool.org
What it costs
- Preschool, Second price tcppreschool.org
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Hours tcppreschool.org
- Diapers tcppreschool.org
- Calendar, Schedule tcppreschool.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website tcppreschool.org
- Ages they serve tcppreschool.org
- Established tcppreschool.org
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.