San Mateo · Licensed center
San Mateo-Foster City Schl Dist - Fiesta Gardens
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 72 children.
- Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since September 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Mar 5, 2026Nothing cited
- Apr 29, 2025Nothing cited
- Feb 19, 2025Nothing cited
May 24, 20241 citation
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Type B
“(1) 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 is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in failing to test for lead water before January 1st, 2023, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
- Sep 20, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections. 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
- March 5, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since September 2022 — 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.
May 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 24, 2024
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
(1) 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 is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in failing to test for lead water before January 1st, 2023, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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A day here
7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Details
- Phone
- (650) 312-7737
- Address
- 1001 Bermuda Drive, San Mateo, 94403
- License
- 414002925
- Established
- 1993
- Ownership
- Government-run
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State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
- Hours — Checked July 2026 fiestagardens.smfcsd.net
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website, Established — Checked July 2026 fiestagardens.smfcsd.net
- Ownership — 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.