Half Moon Bay · Licensed center
Coastside Child Development Center
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 27 children.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since April 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 7, 2025Nothing cited
- Mar 21, 2024Nothing cited
- Apr 19, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had the same: 51% of 568.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%This center
- 1 of 334%
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 7, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since April 2023 — all of them cited nothing · 3 complaint investigations
- 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.
Mar 2022 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · March 18, 2022
ALLEGATION(S): Staff do not properly supervise children INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On April 26, 2022 at approximately 10:45am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) W.L. conducted a conclusionary complaint visit at this location. LPA met with Director K.C. The purpose of the visit was explained. There were 3 staff caring for 3 infants 8 toddlers. Based on information obtained during the course of this investigation through observations, interviews staff, review children and staff files, there was no sufficient evidence to prove staff do not properly supervise children. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. This report was reviewed with Director whose signature confirm have read the report. Report must be made available for public review upon request. A copy of the report as well as the notice of site visit will be emailed to the Director. Notice of site visit shall remain posted for 30 days. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
Mar 2022 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · March 11, 2022
ALLEGATION(S): 1). Facility staff withheld food from daycare child(ren) as a form of punishment. 2). Facility staff did not ensure that child(ren) were adequately fed. 3). Parents were not provided information about the facility. 4). Facility did not develop a meal plan for day care child. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On April 26, 2022 at approximately 10:15am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) W.L. conducted a conclusionary complaint visit at this location. LPA met with Director K.C. The purpose of the visit was explained. There were 3 staff caring for 3 infants and 8 toddlers. Based on information obtained during the course of this investigation through reviewing records, interviewed staff and interviewed parents there was no sufficient evidence to prove (1) facility withheld food from daycare child(ren), (2) facility staff did not ensure that child(ren) were adequately fed, (3) parents were not provided information about the facility, (4) facility did not develop a meal plan for day care child. Although the allegations may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegations are UNSUBSTANTIATED. This report was reviewed with Director whose signature confirm have read the report. Report must be made available for public review upon request. A copy of the report as well as the notice of site visit will be emailed to the Director. Notice of site visit shall remain posted for 30 days. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 726-7416
- Address
- 565 Redondo Beach Road, Half Moon Bay, 94019
- License
- 410518662
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 2 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 2 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=5, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License 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.