Highlands Recreation District

1851 Lexington Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94402 · San Mateo County

Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Highlands Recreation District is a licensed child care center in San Mateo, CA, licensed for up to 46 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2026. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 0 times since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

0Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected —

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity46 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceJan 21, 2026

LicenseeHighlands Recreation District

AdministratorTamsen Burke

Phone(650) 341-4251

State facility #414005200

Other licenses at this address

Highlands Recreation Center
School-age child care center · LicensedAbout typical Highlands Recreation District
Child care center (preschool) · ClosedToo few inspections to compare Highlands Recreation Dist. (Infant)
Infant center · ClosedToo few inspections to compare

Common questions

Has Highlands Recreation District had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How much does Highlands Recreation District cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Highlands Recreation District 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), $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) and $730 a month for school-age children (about $920 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Highlands Recreation District?

The licensee is Highlands Recreation District, and the administrator listed with the state is Tamsen Burke.

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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 414005200 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.