Belmont · Licensed center
Notre Dame Preschool
- Small play-based center, licensed for 30 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
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.
Source for who runs it
ccld.dss.ca.govHow they teach
Play-based, developmental and faith-based
“Through hands-on and imaginative play, children explore, create, and develop essential early skills in a joyful environment.”In their words, July 2026.nde.org
“Rooted in Catholic values, we gently introduce children to kindness, community, and compassion, welcoming families of all backgrounds.”In their words, July 2026.nde.org
“We nurture every aspect of your child’s growth—intellectual, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual—to build confident, caring learners.”In their words, July 2026.nde.org
One of 82 Bay Area providers that describe a play-based approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
Four staff are named on their site, with no start years given.
What it costs
Application fee $100.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 1 of 3 cited something
Bay Area centers: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits. Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- March 19, 2025
- 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.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 28, 2024
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
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 was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review facility tested on 7/12/23 and did not test by deadline of 1/1/23. As well as facility did not haave required postings for lead posted for public review.
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
- Schedule
- full-day
Details
- Website
- nde.org
- Address
- 1200 Notre Dame Avenue
- License
- 414004829, active
- Ages they serve
- 3–5 years
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 nde.org
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 nde.org
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 nde.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff nde.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff nde.org
What it costs
- Application fee — Checked July 2026 nde.org
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
A day here
- Schedule — Checked July 2026 nde.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 nde.org
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 nde.org
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov