Ihsd, INC-half Moon Bay Head Start Center
Ihsd, INC-half Moon Bay Head Start Center is a licensed child care center in Half Moon Bay, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1988. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #6 of 9 centers in Half Moon Bay and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews and record review, LPA confirmed day-care child, C1, was left alone in the outdoor play yard for two minutes. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Deficiency was cleared during inspection.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Ihsd, INC-half Moon Bay Head Start Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ihsd, INC-half Moon Bay Head Start Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Ihsd, INC-half Moon Bay Head Start Center compare with other daycares in Half Moon Bay?
It is tied for #6 of 9 centers in Half Moon Bay by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ihsd, INC-half Moon Bay Head Start Center last inspected?
Dec 8, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Ihsd, INC-half Moon Bay Head Start Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ihsd, INC-half Moon Bay Head Start Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Half Moon Bay, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Ihsd, INC-half Moon Bay Head Start Center?
The licensee is Institute For Human & Social Development, INC, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Ines Lopez.
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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 410517145 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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