The Carey School
The Carey School is a licensed child care center in San Mateo, CA, licensed for up to 41 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 55 centers in San Mateo and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does The Carey School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Carey School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does The Carey School compare with other daycares in San Mateo?
It is tied for #1 of 55 centers in San Mateo by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was The Carey School last inspected?
Sep 24, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Carey School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Carey School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes San Mateo, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Carey School?
The licensee is Carey School, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Dracy Silva-lopez.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 414004826 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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