San Mateo · Licensed center
San Mateo-Foster City Schl Dist - Parkside School
At a glance
- Small Montessori center, licensed for 24 children.
- Run by a school district, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 7 licensing inspections since June 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 13, 2026Nothing cited
- Feb 28, 2025Nothing cited
- Aug 27, 2024Nothing cited
Jun 3, 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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in testing for lead in a child care center before January 1, 2023 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
- Mar 28, 2024Nothing cited
- Aug 9, 2023Nothing cited
- Jun 14, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 7 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 7 times had more: 55% of 145 had rules cited at 2 or more.
How all 145 Bay Area centers inspected 7 times compare
Of the 145 Bay Area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None19%
- 1 of 726%This center
- 2 of 726%
- 3 of 715%
- 4 of 710%
- 5 of 73%
- 6 of 71%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- April 13, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since June 2022 — 6 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.
Jun 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 3, 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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in testing for lead in a child care center before January 1, 2023 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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How they teach
Montessori
“Ensuring that core Montessori practices are applied consistently throughout our school as well as examining more traditional school approaches to determine if they work within our Montessori model”
Who cares for your child
Julie Mamis (Montessori Coach) since 2020.
6 years · Bay Area median 16, among 29 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (650) 638-3171
- Address
- 1685 Eisenhower Street, San Mateo, 94403
- License
- 414001933
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 parkside.smfcsd.net
Who cares for your child
- Staff parkside.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 parkside.smfcsd.net
- 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.