San Carlos · Licensed center

Trinity Presbyterian 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.

How they teach

Play-based

“We believe play-based and experiential preschool is the best way to prepare children for a life of learning.”In their words, July 2026.trinitypreschoolsc.org

One of 82 Bay Area providers that describe a play-based approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 1 of 2 cited something

Bay Area centers: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits. Two visits are too few to read as a pattern.

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
September 24, 2025
On file
2 visits since May 2023 — 1 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: ***THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OF ORIGINAL REPORT DATED 09/24/2025*** ***Deficiency has been modified from a TYPE A violation to a TYPE B violation.*** Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there is one staff (A1) has not been fingerprint cleared which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · September 24, 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.

Sep 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 24, 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: ***THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OF ORIGINAL REPORT DATED 09/24/2025*** ***Deficiency has been modified from a TYPE A violation to a TYPE B violation.*** Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there is one staff (A1) has not been fingerprint cleared which poses an immediate 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).

A day here

Calendar
School year

Details

(650) 593-0770

Website
trinitypreschoolsc.org
Address
1106 Alameda De Las Pulgas
License
410509660, active
Ages they serve
ages two to six years old
Established
1958

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All checked July 2026.

How they teach

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A day here

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