Elite Preschool
Elite Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Mateo, CA, licensed for up to 102 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 15 citations, 8 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (4 of 15). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #54 of 55 centers in San Mateo and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance. This requirement has not been met as evidence by: 1 An office meeting will be scheduled with the Licensee due to continued citations under this regulation. LPA observed four children in classroom 1 without any supervision. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8 An immediate civil penalty of $500 will be assessed.
An office meeting will be scheduled with the Licensee due to continued citations under this regulation. LPA observed teacher's assistant T1 in classroom 3 by themselves with up to seven children which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8 An immediate civil penalty of $500 will be assessed.
There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance. This requirement has not been met as evidence by: 1 An office meeting will be scheduled with the Licensee due to continued citations under this regulation. LPA observed four children in classroom 1 without any supervision. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8 An immediate civil penalty of $500 will be assessed.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 4 staff which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
LIC 809 Facility Evaluation Report and LIC 809-D were not posted on the bulletin board along side the Notice of Site Visit issued on 4/13/23 which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8 An immediate civil penalty of $100 has been assessed.
LIC 809 Facility Evaluation Report and LIC 809-D were located inside the entrance of the center on a clipboard along with LIC 9224 Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Reports. Per review of the clipboards, not all parents received and signed the LIC 9224 as required for a type A violation which is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance. This requirement has not been met as evidence by: 1 Facility representative will provide training to the teacher's assistants to ensure they understand not to leave children unsupervised in the classroom. Facility rep will provide LPA with a copy of what training was done and staff will sign and date it via email by the
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 4 staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 4 staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 4 staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 4 staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 4 staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to Staff S1, S2, and S3 not having the required early childhood education (ECE) units to be a teacher and is considered a teacher's aide which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. To be qualified as a teacher, an employee must have completed at least 6 semester units of ECE and enrolled in at least 2 semester units at a college to be fully qualified.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Last emergency drill was conducted on March 18, 2022 which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
- Unqualified staff are providing care to day care children without supervision.
- Facility is operating out of ratio.
About this center
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Common questions
Does Elite Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Elite Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 8 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 15, 2023, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Elite Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Elite Preschool compare with other daycares in San Mateo?
It is tied for #54 of 55 centers in San Mateo by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Elite Preschool last inspected?
Apr 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Elite Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Elite Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes San Mateo, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Elite Preschool?
The licensee is Elite International School LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Bonnie Li.
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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 414004883 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.