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Ihsd, INC-moonridge Child Development Center

2001 Miramontes Point Road, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 · San Mateo County
Child care center (preschool)

Ihsd, INC-moonridge Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Half Moon Bay, CA, licensed for up to 47 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 9 centers in Half Moon Bay and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 9 centers in Half Moon Bay
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 5, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Nov 5, 2025 · Inspection · no citationAug 16, 2023 · Inspection · no citationApr 20, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 6, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity47 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 27, 1999
LicenseeInstitute For Human & Social Development, INC, The
AdministratorMaria Arcelia Ruiz
Phone(650) 712-8729
State facility #414000854

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Common questions

Does Ihsd, INC-moonridge Child Development Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Ihsd, INC-moonridge Child Development Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Ihsd, INC-moonridge Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Half Moon Bay?

It is tied for #1 of 9 centers in Half Moon Bay by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Ihsd, INC-moonridge Child Development Center last inspected?

Nov 5, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Ihsd, INC-moonridge Child Development Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ihsd, INC-moonridge Child Development 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-moonridge Child Development Center?

The licensee is Institute For Human & Social Development, INC, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Arcelia Ruiz.

Licensed centers nearby

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 414000854 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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