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Scsd Arundel Preschool

What these mean, and where they come from

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.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day.

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.

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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
May 15, 2026
On file
4 visits since May 2023 — 3 cited nothing
Most serious
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 as the facility tested past the deadline of January 1st, 2023, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · March 21, 2025

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 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Apr 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 21, 2025

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 as the facility tested past the deadline of January 1st, 2023, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

May 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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).

Policies

When a child is sick
Fever-free without medication for 24 hours before returning; specific exclusion rules for strep throat, vomiting, colds, eye infection, and head lice

Details

(650) 832-4678

Website
arundel.scsdk8.org
Address
200 Arundel Road
License
414004297, active
Ownership
Government-runSource: ccld.dss.ca.gov

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