Daycare center
Serendipity School
AgesPreschool
HoursNot listed
Tuition from$3,375 / mo
Citations on fileNone on record
Daycares and preschools in San Mateo, CA
139 licensed programs · median published tuition $1,507 a month · 36 with Google ratings
Daycare center
Building Kidz of San Mateo North
AgesPreschool
HoursNot listed
Tuition fromNot listed
Citations on file1
Daycare center
Kindercare Learning Center LLC (Ps)
AgesPreschool
HoursNot listed
Tuition fromNot listed
Citations on file6
Daycare center
San Mateo Parent's Nursery School
AgesPreschool
HoursNot listed
Tuition fromNot listed
Citations on file5 (1 Type A)
Daycare center
A+ Immersion Preschool (1501 South B Street)
AgesPreschool
HoursNot listed
Tuition fromNot listed
Citations on file3
Daycare center
Bright Horizons at San Mateo
AgesInfant to preschool
HoursNot listed
Tuition fromNot listed
Citations on file2
Daycare center
Little Bloom Child Development Center
AgesInfant to preschool
HoursNot listed
Tuition fromNot listed
Citations on file2
Daycare center
Kids Konnect Infant Care & Preschool
AgesInfant to preschool
HoursNot listed
Tuition fromNot listed
Citations on fileNone on record
Daycare center
Elite Preschool
AgesInfant to preschool
HoursNot listed
Tuition fromNot listed
Citations on file29 (11 Type A)
Daycare center
Papillon Preschool managed by Bright Horizons
AgesInfant to preschool
HoursNot listed
Tuition fromNot listed
Citations on file6 (2 Type A)
Daycare center
Newton Center Inc.
AgesInfant to preschool
HoursNot listed
Tuition fromNot listed
Citations on fileNone on record
Daycare center
Hope Lutheran Preschool
AgesPreschool
HoursNot listed
Tuition fromNot listed
Citations on file1
Daycare center
San Mateo-Foster City Schl Dist - George Hall
AgesPreschool
HoursNot listed
Tuition fromNot listed
Citations on file1
Daycare center
San Mateo-Foster City Schl Dist - North Shoreview
AgesPreschool
HoursNot listed
Tuition fromNot listed
Citations on file1
Daycare center
Smc Comm Coll Dist-Mary Meta Lazarus Child Dev Ctr
AgesPreschool
HoursNot listed
Tuition fromNot listed
Citations on fileNone on record
Daycare center
The Carey School (2101 Alameda de Las Pulgas)
AgesPreschool
HoursNot listed
Tuition fromNot listed
Citations on file1
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Licensed home daycares in San Mateo
Home daycares are private residences, so the register entry is shown with the ZIP code only (California withholds home addresses). Many are licensed under the provider's own name. A home daycare with a public business profile has its own page above.
| Licensed name | ZIP | Licence | Capacity | Ages | Citations on file | Subsidy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguado, Susan & Carmichael, Christine Family Day Care Home | 94402 | 414000300 | 12 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 3 (1 Type A) | |
| Alvarado, Evelin Veronica Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414001460 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Amante, Marta Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414002719 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Bahmanian, Shabnam Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414002957 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Bakirova, Hanna & Bakirov, Mykhailo Family Day Care Home | 94404 | 414004766 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Bhanot, Videh and Raman Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414001191 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 3 (1 Type A) | |
| Bratt, Michelle Elizabeth Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414001100 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Capovilla, Lucy Family Day Care Home | 94402 | 410518784 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Castro, Teresa Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414004296 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 1 | |
| Ceja, Delia Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414000907 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Chavez-Cruz, Delma & Medina, Marcela Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414002373 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 1 | |
| Chen, Jialin Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414005060 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Chen, Ya Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414004259 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 3 | |
| Chtchemelinine, Dina Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414004155 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 9 (1 Type A) | |
| Coimbra, Talita Mirelle Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414004793 | 12 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 2 | |
| Crispim, Lucas and Silva, Robson Family Day Care Home | 94402 | 414005182 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Crockett, Stacie & Kathleen Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414002814 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Cuevas-Cendejas, Zenayda & Giles, Raul Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414004559 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Del Barco, Liliana Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414004224 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 3 (1 Type A) | |
| Di Bene, Diane & Louis Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 410509233 | 12 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Diaz, Maria Bettina C. Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414001409 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 1 | |
| Dong, Kumari & Tamang, Prem B. Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414002226 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 2 | |
| Durhan, Rossana & Kevin Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414004066 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Espinoza, Yadira Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414004575 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Galant, Galina Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414004470 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 8 (2 Type A) | |
| Gomez, Karla Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414004590 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Goncalves de Souza, Eleandra Family Day Care Home | 94402 | 414005153 | 12 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Gong, Qian Min Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414005001 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 4 | |
| Gonzalez, Stella Marie Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414004177 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 5 | |
| Gunion, Mary D. Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414002472 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Hung, Hui Lin Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414005201 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Hung, Yuk Ying Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414002447 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 6 | |
| Jacobo, Marisela A. Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414002425 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 1 (1 Type A) | |
| Jameson, Gloria Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414004800 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 8 (4 Type A) | |
| Jan, Savannah M. Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414005172 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 4 | |
| Kuo, Wan Yu Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414005183 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Lau, Laura Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414004989 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 3 (1 Type A) | |
| Leong, Grace Fang Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414001831 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Li, Jin Qiu Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414004439 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 1 | |
| Liang, Alexandra L., & Vincent Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414005147 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Loi, Angella Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414004947 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Lopez Guzman, Daisy N. Family Day Care Home | 94402 | 414004876 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 3 | |
| Lopez, Amelia L. Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414004022 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Lozinscaia, Tatiana Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414004743 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 10 | |
| Mai, Jiawen Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414005073 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 1 | |
| Marulanda de Timote, Luz Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414005290 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Mattei, Valerie Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414005358 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Moneyhun, Santos Victoria Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414004158 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 4 | |
| Myzhala, Oksana Family Day Care Home | 94402 | 414003076 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 3 (1 Type A) | |
| Nava, Paulette & Richard Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414000100 | 12 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Ordonez, Janire Family Day Care Home | 94402 | 414002798 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Pacheco, Edith Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414004473 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 2 | |
| Palmiery, Geraldine Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414002951 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Reyes, Marisela Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414005167 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 2 | |
| Rodrigues, Michael Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414004484 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Rodriguez, Soledad C. & Rodriguez, Magaly Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414002671 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 1 | |
| Sanchez, Aurora Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414002209 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Santizo, Maria L. Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414004667 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 1 | |
| Tejada, Graciela Y. Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414002137 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Torres Oliveros, Andrea & Ramos Arias, Laura Family Day Care Home | 94401 | 414004797 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Valderrama, Sunshine Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414004480 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Vasa, Ludmila Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414002948 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Vilchez, Aileeh Carmen Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414000766 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Village, Hayley J. Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414004757 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Volkonska-Simonyan, Viktoriia Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414005057 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 2 (1 Type A) | |
| Wilson,sandra, Gubaton,xianne, & Gonzales,veronico Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414001205 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 4 | |
| Wong, Tricia Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414004979 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 1 | |
| Xiao, Yang Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414004502 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 10 (4 Type A) | |
| Xu, Jie Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414005016 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 2 | |
| Yan, Jessica P. Family Day Care Home | 94402 | 414004481 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record | |
| Yang, Meina Family Day Care Home | 94402 | 414005138 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | 1 | |
| Ye, Fenge Family Day Care Home | 94403 | 414004642 | 14 | infant, toddler, preschool and school age | None on record |
Before and after school programs in San Mateo
These programs hold a school-age child care licence and run inside an elementary school or community site. Enrolment is usually through the operator or the school.
| Licensed name | ZIP | Licence | Capacity | Ages | Citations on file | Subsidy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of San Mateo Rec. Dept - Beresford Kids Club School Age Day Care Center | 94403 | 414000455 | 42 | school age | 4 |
Childcare in San Mateo: what to know
How many licensed child care programs are in San Mateo?
San Mateo has 139 licensed programs on the California register: 63 daycare centers, 0 licensed preschools, 75 home daycares and 1 before and after school program.
Who licenses child care in California?
California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division licenses and inspects child care centers, preschools and home daycares in California. Every profile links to the state record. Licence data on this page was synced in September 2026.
How common are inspection violations at San Mateo daycares?
Violations are common and most are paperwork or maintenance items. Across 294 daycare centers in the San Mateo area, the median center has 1 citations on the state file, and 113 centers have none. 45 have at least one rated Type A by the state. California cites a Type A violation for an immediate risk to the health or safety of children, and a Type B violation for a record-keeping or maintenance item. The state file gives counts, dates and regulation numbers, not the inspector's notes.
What does daycare cost in San Mateo?
18 programs in the San Mateo area publish full-time tuition on their website. The median starting price is $1,507 a month. Most programs share tuition only on a tour, so ask for the full fee schedule including registration and supply fees.
Why do home daycares show only a ZIP code?
A licensed home daycare is a private residence, and California withholds the address from its public register. The listing shows the licence, capacity and ZIP code. The provider gives the address to families directly.
When should I join a daycare waitlist in San Mateo?
Infant rooms fill first because the state allows the fewest babies per teacher. Ask each program how long its infant and toddler waitlists run and whether a deposit holds a place. Home daycares often have shorter waits than centers.
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Help paying for care
Most states run a child care subsidy for working families under an income limit, funded by the federal Child Care and Development Fund.
Show programs that accept subsidy →Nearby cities
Source: Child Care Centers and Family Child Care Homes data downloads, CCLD Transparency site. Last synced September 2026. Ratings and review counts are from Google.