City of Pacifica Vallemar Children's Center
City of Pacifica Vallemar Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Pacifica, CA, licensed for up to 190 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. 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 16 centers in Pacifica and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does City of Pacifica Vallemar Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has City of Pacifica Vallemar Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about City of Pacifica Vallemar Children's Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does City of Pacifica Vallemar Children's Center compare with other daycares in Pacifica?
It is tied for #1 of 16 centers in Pacifica by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was City of Pacifica Vallemar Children's Center last inspected?
May 2, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does City of Pacifica Vallemar Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask City of Pacifica Vallemar 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 $730 a month for school-age children (about $920 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs City of Pacifica Vallemar Children's Center?
The licensee is City Of Pacifica Child Care Services, and the administrator listed with the state is Gretchen Hayes.
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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 414001067 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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