San Carlos · Licensed center
Scsd Heather Preschool
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 100 children.
- Run by a school district, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since October 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 9, 2025Nothing cited
- Aug 31, 2023Nothing cited
Oct 17, 20225 citations
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B
“(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (observation), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 31 children was without supervision during capacity count which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
CCR 101216(g)(1)Type B
“(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 5 staff did not have Health Screnings on file] which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101216(g)(1)
CCR 101217(a)(12)Type B
“(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: (12) Tuberculosis test documents as specified in Section 101216(g). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 staff did not have TB clearance on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101217(a)(12)
CCR 101220(b)(1)Type B
“(b) The medical assessment shall provide the following: (1) A record of any infectious or contagious diseases that would preclude care of the child by the licensee. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 children did not have a Health History on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101220(b)(1)
CCR 101221(b)(6)Type B
“(b) Each record shall contain information including, but not limited to, the following: (6) A signed copy of the admission agreement specified in Section 101219. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 children did not have an admissions agreement on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101221(b)(6)
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 51% of 568 had none cited.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%
- 1 of 334%This center
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- July 9, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since October 2022 — 2 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.
Oct 2022 Licensing visit 5 findings
Licensing visit · October 17, 2022
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (observation), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 31 children was without supervision during capacity count which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101216(g)(1) · Type B
(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 5 staff did not have Health Screnings on file] which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101217(a)(12) · Type B
(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: (12) Tuberculosis test documents as specified in Section 101216(g). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 staff did not have TB clearance on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101220(b)(1) · Type B
(b) The medical assessment shall provide the following: (1) A record of any infectious or contagious diseases that would preclude care of the child by the licensee. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 children did not have a Health History on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101221(b)(6) · Type B
(b) Each record shall contain information including, but not limited to, the following: (6) A signed copy of the admission agreement specified in Section 101219. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 children did not have an admissions agreement on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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A day here
- Schedule
- Half-day, full-day
Details
- Phone
- (650) 508-7333
- Address
- 2757 Melendy Dr, San Carlos, 94070
- License
- 414002661
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State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
- Schedule — Checked July 2026 heather.scsdk8.org/…/index.jsp
Details
- Phone, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 heather.scsdk8.org
- Address, Who runs it — Checked November 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.