San Mateo · Licensed center
San Mateo-Foster City Schl Dist - North Shoreview
- Small Montessori center, licensed for 24 children.
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.
How they teach
Montessori
“About Montessori The key concept of the Montessori method is that students become actively involved in the education process. The philosophy focuses on the development of the total child through the use of specially designed sequential materials, a “prepared environment,” and a redefinition of the role of the teacher.”In their words, July 2026.northshoreview.smfcsd.net
One of 43 Bay Area providers that describe a Montessori approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
Two staff are named on their site, with no start years given.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 1 of 4 cited something
Bay Area centers: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits.
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
- May 30, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since December 2022 — 3 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.
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 23, 2024
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) A licensed child day care center... 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... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not completing lead testing by January 1, 2023 in accordance to written directives, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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).
Details
- Website
- northshoreview.smfcsd.net
- Address
- 1301 Cypress Avenue
- License
- 410518991, active
- Ages they serve
- Transitional Kindergarten through 8th grade
- Established
- 1994
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 northshoreview.smfcsd.net
Who cares for your child
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 northshoreview.smfcsd.net
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked July 2026 northshoreview.smfcsd.net