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Little Bloom Child Development Center

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At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 73 children.
  • Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections under this license since May 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Mar 6, 20261 citation
    • CCR 101239.2(a)Type B

      • “(a) Drinking water from a noncontaminating fixture or container shall be readily available both indoors and in the outdoor activity area. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having drinking water accessible when children are outside for play, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 101239.2(a)

  • Mar 27, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jun 25, 2024Nothing cited
  • May 4, 2022Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections under this license. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).

How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare

Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None41%
  • 1 of 438%This center
  • 2 of 415%
  • 3 of 46%
  • All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
March 6, 2026
On file
4 visits since May 2022 — 3 cited nothing
Most serious
Type B — (a) Drinking water from a noncontaminating fixture or container shall be readily available both indoors and in the outdoor activity area. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having drinking water accessible when children are outside for play, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · March 6, 2026

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.

Mar 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 6, 2026

CCR 101239.2(a) · Type B

(a) Drinking water from a noncontaminating fixture or container shall be readily available both indoors and in the outdoor activity area. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having drinking water accessible when children are outside for play, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Mar 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jun 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
May 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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A day here

Calendar
Year round

Details

Phone
(650) 638-9300
Address
1911 Elkhorn Court, San Mateo, 94403
License
414002584
Established
2010

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:

Little Bloom Early Child Development Center

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State record

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.

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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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