Belmont · Licensed center

Happy Campers at Carlmont, LLC

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.

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What the state has found

Routine visits: 2 of 4 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.

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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
January 9, 2025
On file
4 visits since September 2021 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious
Type A — Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having a staff member present (S4) without fingerprint clearance which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · January 9, 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.

Jan 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · January 9, 2025

HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) · Type A

Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having a staff member present (S4) without fingerprint clearance which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101226(e)(3)(A) · Type B

(3) Prescription medications may be administered if all of the following conditions are met: (A) Prescription medications shall be administered in accordance with the label directions as prescribed by the child's physician. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having current medications for children on site which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · October 19, 2023

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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the Lead testing was not done until July 2023 after the required due date which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Oct 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Sep 2021 Licensing visit nothing cited

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

(650) 678-8244

Address
1400 Alameda De Las Pulgas
License
414004571, active
Ownership
For-profitSource: ccld.dss.ca.gov

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