San Carlos · Licensed center
Trinity Presbyterian Preschool
At a glance
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 64 children.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since May 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 24, 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: ***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.”
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
- May 17, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had fewer: 64% of 362 had none cited.
How all 362 Bay Area centers inspected twice compare
Of the 362 Bay Area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None64%
- 1 of 232%This center
- Both4%
Read every record and the state’s reports
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.
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A day here
- Calendar
- School year
How they teach
Play-based
“We believe play-based and experiential preschool is the best way to prepare children for a life of learning.”
Details
- Phone
- (650) 593-0770
- Address
- 1106 Alameda De Las Pulgas, San Carlos, 94070
- License
- 410509660
- Established
- 1958
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Sources and dates
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All checked July 2026.
How they teach
- Approach trinitypreschoolsc.org
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
- Calendar trinitypreschoolsc.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website trinitypreschoolsc.org
- Ages they serve, Established trinitypreschoolsc.org
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.