San Carlos · Licensed center
Childrens Place, the
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 38 children.
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.
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.”In their words, July 2026.tcppreschool.org
One of 82 Bay Area providers that describe a play-based approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
One adult for every four toddlers
Shortlist has not yet sourced this state’s legal ratio limit, so there is nothing to set this beside yet.
What it costs
$2,000 a month for a preschooler
Lower than 27 of 36 Bay Area providers that publish a full-time preschool price.
Childrens Place, theMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)
Scale $1,000 to $4,000 a month. Bay Area prices as of September 29, 2026. Part-time $1,400 to $2,000 a month. Prices from their website, July 2026.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 1 of 6 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
- December 8, 2025
- On file
- 6 visits since October 2021 — 5 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.
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).
A day here
- 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
- Hours
- 7:15 AM to 5:45 PM, 5 days a week, year round
- Schedule
- full-day
Details
- Website
- tcppreschool.org
- Address
- 1336 Arroyo Avenue
- License
- 410503906, active
- Ages they serve
- two years old until school age
- Established
- 1981
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All checked July 2026.
How they teach
- Approach tcppreschool.org
Who cares for your child
- Children per adult tcppreschool.org
What it costs
- Preschool, Second price tcppreschool.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.
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