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Daly City · Licensed center

Ihsd, Inc-Serramonte Head Start Center

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 40 children.
  • Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 6 licensing inspections since June 2023.

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Licensing inspections

  • Oct 5, 2026Nothing cited
  • Oct 16, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jan 23, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jul 2, 20241 citation
    • CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B
      • “101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, interview and children services manager self reporting, C1 was left unattended on the playground and unsupervised by staff.”

        CCR 101229(a)(1)

  • May 31, 20241 citation
    • HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Type B
      • “HSC 1597.16(a)(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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not completing lead testing by January 1, 2023 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        HSC 1597.16(a)(1)

  • Jun 7, 2023Nothing 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
October 5, 2026
On file
6 visits since June 2023 — 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.

Oct 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Oct 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jan 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 2, 2024

CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B

101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, interview and children services manager self reporting, C1 was left unattended on the playground and unsupervised by staff.

State report

May 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · May 31, 2024

HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B

HSC 1597.16(a)(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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not completing lead testing by January 1, 2023 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Request Denied

State report

Jun 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(650) 578-3432
Address
699 Serramonte Blvd, Daly City, 94015
License
414000489

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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

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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