Redwood City · Licensed center
Pine Cone Children's Center
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 46 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections under this license since June 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jun 18, 2026Nothing cited
- Jul 1, 2025Nothing cited
- May 22, 2025Nothing cited
Nov 7, 20231 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B
“101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a) "The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation." Based on interviews conducted, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as facility self reported that there was a child left alone outside on the outdoor play yard, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Jun 29, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections under this license. Bay Area centers inspected 5 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (457 centers).
How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None29%
- 1 of 535%This center
- 2 of 523%
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- June 18, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since June 2023 — 4 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.
Nov 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 7, 2023
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a) "The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation." Based on interviews conducted, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as facility self reported that there was a child left alone outside on the outdoor play yard, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 497-0013
- Address
- 900 Barron Avenue, Redwood City, 94063
- License
- 414004586
The state licenses this address more than once, to the same licensee.
The day-care-center license is published separately, with its own license and its own inspection record:
Pine Cone Children's CenterWe couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
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State record
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
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.