San Mateo · Licensed center
San Mateo-Foster City Schl Dist - North Shoreview
At a glance
- Small Montessori center, licensed for 24 children.
- Ages They list: Transitional Kindergarten through 8th grade.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since December 2022.
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Licensing inspections
- May 30, 2025Nothing cited
Aug 23, 20241 citation
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.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
- May 14, 2024Nothing cited
- Dec 12, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).
How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None41%
- 1 of 438%This center
- 2 of 415%
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
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.
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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.”
Details
- Phone
- (650) 312-7588
- Address
- 1301 Cypress Avenue, San Mateo, 94401
- License
- 410518991
- Ages they serve
- Transitional Kindergarten through 8th grade
- Established
- 1994
- Ownership
- Government-run
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 northshoreview.smfcsd.net
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
- Website — Checked July 2026 northshoreview.smfcsd.net
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked July 2026 northshoreview.smfcsd.net
- Ownership — 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.