Redwood City · Licensed center
St. Michael Infant Care Center
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 33 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 6 licensing inspections under this license since July 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Mar 25, 2026Nothing cited
- Feb 5, 2025Nothing cited
Jan 22, 20251 citation
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)Type A
“Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed S5 was working in the facility and has not completed their criminal background clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Per Director, DOJ letter was received stating S5 was cleared.”
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
- Aug 2, 2024Nothing cited
Jul 27, 20231 citation
CCR 101429(a)(1)Type B
“101429(1) Each infant shall be constantly supervised and under direct visual observation and supervision by a staff person at all times. Under no circumstances shall ANY infant be left unattended. LPAs observed three infant left unsupervised while teacher handed off another infant for a diaper change.”
CCR 101429(a)(1)
- Jul 17, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 6 inspections under this license. Most Bay Area centers inspected 6 times had fewer: 52% of 252 had rules cited at 1 or none.
How all 252 Bay Area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 252 Bay Area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None17%
- 1 of 635%
- 2 of 631%This center
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 66%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- March 25, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since July 2023 — 4 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed S5 was working in the facility and has not completed their criminal background clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Per Director, DOJ letter was received stating S5 was cleared.
· January 22, 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.
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 22, 2025
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) · Type A
Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed S5 was working in the facility and has not completed their criminal background clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Per Director, DOJ letter was received stating S5 was cleared.
Jul 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · July 27, 2023
CCR 101429(a)(1) · Type B
101429(1) Each infant shall be constantly supervised and under direct visual observation and supervision by a staff person at all times. Under no circumstances shall ANY infant be left unattended. LPAs observed three infant left unsupervised while teacher handed off another infant for a diaper change.
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Details
- Phone
- (650) 505-5359
- Address
- 401 Hudson Street, Redwood City, 94062
- License
- 414003001
The state licenses this address more than once, to the same licensee.
The day-care-center license is published separately, with its own license and its own inspection record:
St. Michael Preschool CenterWe couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
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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 stmichaelpreschool.org
- Who runs it — Checked November 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
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.