Pacifica · Licensed center
City of Pacifica - Sunset Ridge Children's Center
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 24 children.
- Run by a city government, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 6 licensing inspections since July 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 24, 2026Nothing cited
- Sep 25, 2025Nothing cited
- Sep 6, 2024Nothing cited
May 26, 20231 citation
CCR 101170(e)(2)Type B
“(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (2) Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 101170(f) or This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 staff was not associated to the facility which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101170(e)(2)
Feb 3, 20231 citation
101700.3(b)(1)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 5.5 ppb of lead in their water source. Once recieved, 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.”
101700.3(b)(1)
- Jul 29, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 6 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 6 times had fewer: 52% of 252 had rules cited at 1 or none.
How all 252 Bay Area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 252 Bay Area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None17%
- 1 of 635%
- 2 of 631%This center
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 66%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- September 24, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since July 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.
May 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 26, 2023
CCR 101170(e)(2) · Type B
(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (2) Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 101170(f) or This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 staff was not associated to the facility which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Feb 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 3, 2023
101700.3(b)(1) · 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 5.5 ppb of lead in their water source. Once recieved, 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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Details
- Phone
- (650) 738-7465
- Address
- 340 Inverness, Pacifica, 94044
- License
- 414001575
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Who runs it ccld.dss.ca.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.