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Serendipity School

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At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 116 children.
  • Ages They list: 2 years old to 5th grade.
  • Tuition Preschool $3,375 a month, full time. See costs

What the state has found

The state cited no rules at any of its 5 licensing inspections since July 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Jul 30, 2026Nothing cited
  • Apr 24, 2025Nothing cited
  • Oct 16, 2023Nothing cited
  • Oct 14, 2022Nothing cited
  • Jul 14, 2022Nothing cited

The state cited no rules at any of this center's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had at least one: 71% of 457.

How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare

Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None29%This center
  • 1 of 535%
  • 2 of 523%
  • 3 of 59%
  • 4 of 54%
  • All 5under 1%
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

What it costs

Preschool$3,375

Serendipity SchoolMost Bay Area prices (middle 80%)

Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Bay Area full-time prices for that age; 36 preschool programs publish one.

Application fee
$250
Deposit
$2,000
Siblings
10% off lesser tuition

A day here

Outdoors
Daily scheduled outdoor play blocks
Diapers, updates for parents, calendar and one more
Diapers
Diaper service available for a monthly fee
Updates for parents
Brightwheel
Calendar
Year round
Schedule
Full-day

Details

Phone
(650) 574-7400
Address
3172 Clearview Way, San Mateo, 94402
License
410519000
Ages they serve
2 years old to 5th grade

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Sources and dates

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All checked July 2026.

What it costs

State record

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.

A day here

Details

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.

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