City of Pacifica - Sunset Ridge Children's Center
City of Pacifica - Sunset Ridge Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Pacifica, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 16 centers in Pacifica and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 staff was not associated to the facility which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.5 ppb of lead in their water source. Once recieved, the facility took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does City of Pacifica - Sunset Ridge Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has City of Pacifica - Sunset Ridge Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does City of Pacifica - Sunset Ridge Children's Center compare with other daycares in Pacifica?
It is #7 of 16 centers in Pacifica by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was City of Pacifica - Sunset Ridge Children's Center last inspected?
Sep 24, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does City of Pacifica - Sunset Ridge Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask City of Pacifica - Sunset Ridge Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Pacifica, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs City of Pacifica - Sunset Ridge Children's Center?
The licensee is City Of Pacifica Child Care Services, and the administrator listed with the state is Cynthia Ussery.
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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 414001575 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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