Elite Preschool Infant is a licensed child care center in San Mateo, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 16 citations, 6 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (3 of 16). 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 97% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having a cushion in a crib with a napping infant which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having four bouncers present and in use by infants which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having infants napping with sleep sacks on which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having a napping infant in a baby bouncer, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having a needs and services plan for infants in care which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
An office meeting will be scheduled with the Licensee due to continued citations under this regulation. LPA Marie Rodriguez observed upon arrival to the facility that there was only one teacher with six infants in care which 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 2 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.
Facility representative will provide LPA with a facility sketch showing the appropriate qualified staff for each classroom. POC was corrected during inspection. Per LPA's observation at 4:30pm, there were two teachers and one teacher's assistant with 14 infants in the classroom. 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 people 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 1 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 1 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 1 out of 4 staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to there only being 3 teachers supervising a total of 14 infants which poses an immediate health and safety risk to infants in care.
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 infants in care.
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Does Elite Preschool Infant take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Elite Preschool Infant had any serious violations?
California issued 6 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 15, 2023, for staff-infant ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Elite Preschool Infant 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 97% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Elite Preschool Infant last inspected?
Apr 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Elite Preschool Infant cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Elite Preschool Infant for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes San Mateo, was $1,947 a month for infants (about $2,460 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Elite Preschool Infant?
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 414004884 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.