City of San Mateo Rec. Dept - Beresford Kids Club

2720 Alameda De Las Pulgas, San Mateo, CA 94403 · San Mateo County

School-age child care center

City of San Mateo Rec. Dept - Beresford Kids Club is a licensed child care center in San Mateo, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 4 citations, none of them Type A, most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #47 of 55 centers in San Mateo and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 70% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most

#47 of 55 centers in San Mateo

0 Type A citations

4 Type B citations

3 Inspections

0 Complaints investigated

4 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 2, 2025

Every state visit

Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 2

Health & medication 1

Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Sep 2, 2025 Inspection Health & medication

Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 6 out of 8 files reviewed, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Oct 2, 2025

Type B Sep 2, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications

Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 4 out of 8 staff files reviewed, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Oct 2, 2025

Type B Sep 16, 2024 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Building & playground safety

Lead in drinking water §101700.3

Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the center exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. Once received, the center took immediate and proper actions to close off the fixture. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.

Plan of correction due Oct 16, 2024

Type B Jun 3, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety

Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)

Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in testing for lead water before January 1st, 2023 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Jun 17, 2024

How common are lead-in-water citations in San Mateo County? See the county-by-county report →

About this center

Licensed capacity 42 children

License type School-age child care center

License status Licensed

Licensed since Sep 25, 1997

Licensee City Of San Mateo Recreation Department

Administrator Carolyn Shavel

Phone (650) 522-7440

State facility # 414000455

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Common questions

Does City of San Mateo Rec. Dept - Beresford Kids Club take infants?

Not under this license, which covers school-age children.

Has City of San Mateo Rec. Dept - Beresford Kids Club had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.

How does City of San Mateo Rec. Dept - Beresford Kids Club compare with other daycares in San Mateo?

It is #47 of 55 centers in San Mateo by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was City of San Mateo Rec. Dept - Beresford Kids Club last inspected?

Sep 2, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does City of San Mateo Rec. Dept - Beresford Kids Club cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask City of San Mateo Rec. Dept - Beresford Kids Club for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes San Mateo, was $730 a month for school-age children (about $920 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs City of San Mateo Rec. Dept - Beresford Kids Club?

The licensee is City Of San Mateo Recreation Department, and the administrator listed with the state is Carolyn Shavel.

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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 414000455 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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