San Mateo · Licensed center
Ihsd Lakewood Child Development Center
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 24 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since August 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 28, 2026Nothing cited
- Feb 13, 2025Nothing cited
Aug 16, 20231 citation
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Type B
“(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: At 11:15AM., Based on interview, observations, and record review, LPA confirmed facility's fixtures (Room #2) used for drinking water, have not been tested for lead contamination levels. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 51% of 568 had none cited.
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%
- 1 of 334%This center
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- May 28, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since August 2023 — 2 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.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 16, 2023
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
(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: At 11:15AM., Based on interview, observations, and record review, LPA confirmed facility's fixtures (Room #2) used for drinking water, have not been tested for lead contamination levels. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 504-9928
- Address
- 69 Tower Road, San Mateo, 94402
- License
- 414004686
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Sources and dates
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All checked July 2026.
State record
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.