Coastside Children's Programs-montara
Coastside Children's Programs-montara is a licensed child care center in Montara, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1984. 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 323 centers in San Mateo County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Coastside Children's Programs-montara take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Coastside Children's Programs-montara had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Coastside Children's Programs-montara compare with other daycares in San Mateo County?
It is tied for #1 of 323 centers in San Mateo County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Coastside Children's Programs-montara last inspected?
May 1, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Coastside Children's Programs-montara cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Coastside Children's Programs-montara for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Montara, was $730 a month for school-age children (about $920 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Coastside Children's Programs-montara?
The licensee is Coastside Children's Programs-preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Shannan Gotschall.
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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 410506161 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.