San Mateo · Licensed center
Glorious Academy
- Small Montessori center, licensed for 27 children.
What these mean, and where they come from
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.
How they teach
Montessori and bilingual
“We incorporate both traditional and Montessori approach while teaching children in Mandarin and English.”In their words, July 2026.gloriousacademy.com
“Glorious Academy is a bilingual preschool with a focus on each child's whole development”In their words, July 2026.gloriousacademy.com
One of 43 Bay Area providers that describe a Montessori approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 2 of 5 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
- October 28, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since November 2023 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by storing chemicals and detergents in cabinets without childproof locks, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· September 25, 2025
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.
Sep 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 25, 2025
CCR 101238(g) · Type B
(g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by storing chemicals and detergents in cabinets without childproof locks, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Sep 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 23, 2024
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in testing for lead in facility water which 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).
Details
- Website
- gloriousacademy.com
- Address
- 2727 S. El Camino Real, #f
- License
- 414005062, active
- Ages they serve
- 3 months to kindergarten and up
The state licenses this address more than once, to the same licensee.
The infant-center license is published separately, with its own license and its own inspection record:
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All checked July 2026.
How they teach
- Approach gloriousacademy.com
How they teach
- Approach gloriousacademy.com
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website gloriousacademy.com
- Ages they serve gloriousacademy.com