Pacifica · Licensed center
Pacifica Playschool
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 44 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 6 licensing inspections since March 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Mar 10, 2026Nothing cited
- Feb 14, 2025Nothing cited
- May 29, 2024Nothing cited
Feb 17, 20231 citation
CCR 101161(a)Type A
“(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there were 47 children present at the time LPA arrived which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101161(a)
Sep 22, 20221 citation
101700.3(b)(1)Type B
“101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.5 ppb of lead in their water source. Once recieved, the facility took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
101700.3(b)(1)
Mar 23, 20222 citations
CCR 101216(g)(1)Type B
“(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [1] out of [5] [(staff] [files] which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101216(g)(1)
CCR 101217(a)(12)Type B
“(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: (12) Tuberculosis test documents as specified in Section 101216(g). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [1] out of [5] staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101217(a)(12)
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 6 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 6 times had fewer: 82% of 252 had rules cited at 2 or fewer.
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%
- 3 of 612%This center
- 4 of 66%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- March 10, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since March 2022 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there were 47 children present at the time LPA arrived which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· February 17, 2023
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.
Feb 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 17, 2023
CCR 101161(a) · Type A
(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there were 47 children present at the time LPA arrived which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Sep 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 22, 2022
101700.3(b)(1) · Type B
101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.5 ppb of lead in their water source. Once recieved, the facility took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Mar 2022 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 23, 2022
CCR 101216(g)(1) · Type B
(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [1] out of [5] [(staff] [files] which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101217(a)(12) · Type B
(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: (12) Tuberculosis test documents as specified in Section 101216(g). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [1] out of [5] staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 359-5673
- Address
- 630 Hickey Blvd, Pacifica, 94044
- License
- 410500494
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Sources and dates
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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
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
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.