San Mateo · Licensed center

Serendipity School

What these mean, and where they come from

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.

What it costs

$3,375 a month for a preschooler

Preschool$3,375

Higher than 34 of 36 Bay Area providers that publish a full-time preschool price.

Serendipity SchoolMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)

Scale $1,000 to $4,000 a month. Bay Area prices as of September 29, 2026. Application fee $250. Deposit $2,000. Sibling discount: 10% off lesser tuition. Prices from their website, July 2026.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: teaching approach, ratios and staff, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 0 of 5 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
July 30, 2026
On file
5 visits since July 2022 — all of them cited nothing
Fixed?
Nothing was cited, so there is nothing to correct.
Most serious
Nothing was cited at any visit on file.

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.

Jul 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Apr 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Oct 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Oct 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jul 2022 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).

A day here

Outdoors
Daily scheduled outdoor play blocks
Diapers
Diaper service available for a monthly fee
Updates for parents
Brightwheel
Calendar
Year round
Schedule
full-day

Details

(650) 574-7400

Website
serendipityschool.com
Address
3172 Clearview Way
License
410519000, active
Ages they serve
2 years old to 5th grade

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All checked July 2026.

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State record

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