San Mateo · Licensed center
Pfs- First Step Cdc
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 22 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since October 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 7, 2025Nothing cited
- May 3, 2024Nothing cited
- Oct 6, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had the same: 51% of 568.
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%This center
- 1 of 334%
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 7, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since October 2022 — all of them cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- 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.
Sep 2022 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · September 28, 2022
Unsubstantiated
ALLEGATION(S): Individual had an inappropriate interaction with a child while in care. A child sustained unexplained bruising while in care. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) M.R. conducted a subsequent unannounced complaint inspection to close complaint. LPA met with Site Supervisor M.O. and Family Engagement Coordinator S.Z. and explained purpose of inspection. Present at the center were the Site Supervisor, Family Engagement Coordinator, four teachers, and ten children (5 toddlers and 5 preschool aged). Allegations were investigated by LPA and by the Department’s Investigations Branch (IB). During the course of the investigation, LPA conducted interviews, conducted a physical plant tour, reviewed records, and obtained pertinent documentation. LPA also received pertinent documentation obtained by IB. Based on information gathered by LPA and the Department’s Investigations Branch, there is insufficient evidence to prove that an individual had an inappropriate interaction with a child and a child sustained unexplained bruising while in care. Although the allegations may have happened or may be valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violations did or did not occur, therefore the allegations are found to be UNSUBSTANTIATED. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 619-7198
- Address
- 325 Villa Terrace, San Mateo, 94401
- License
- 414002552
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State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 1 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=2, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Who runs it — Checked November 2026 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.