Coastside Children's Programs - Montara
Coastside Children's Programs - Montara is a licensed child care center in Montara, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #248 of 323 centers in San Mateo County and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Please be advised that citation was created in error and should be disregarded.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. All three incidents resulted in children being picked up early by parents and taken to the emergency room or their doctor for an evaluation and treatment, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Coastside Children's Programs - Montara take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Coastside Children's Programs - Montara had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 8, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Coastside Children's Programs - Montara compare with other daycares in San Mateo County?
It is tied for #248 of 323 centers in San Mateo County 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 Coastside Children's Programs - Montara last inspected?
Sep 8, 2025. The state issued at least one citation 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 $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Coastside Children's Programs - Montara?
The licensee is Coastside Children's Programs, 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 414002475 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.