San Mateo · Licensed center

L'Academy Preschool San Mateo

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

Reggio Emilia–inspired

“Inspired by Reggio Emilia and Montessori methods, our approach encourages independence, creativity, and mindfulness in the classroom.”In their words, July 2026.lacademyschools.com

One of 21 Bay Area providers that describe a Reggio Emilia approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, ratios and staff, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 0 of 2 cited something

Bay Area centers: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits. Two visits are too few to read as a pattern.

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
November 21, 2024
On file
2 visits since October 2023 — both cited nothing
Fixed?
Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
Most serious
Nothing was cited at any visit on file.

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.

Nov 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Oct 2023 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).

A day here

Meals
Fresh, organic-when-possible meals; warm lunches and two snacks daily
Calendar
Year round
Schedule
full-time

Details

Website
lacademyschools.com
Address
608 N. El Camino Real
License
414005049, active
Ages they serve
3 months to 6 years old
Ownership
For-profitSource: ccld.dss.ca.gov

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How they teach

State record

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A day here

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