Ihsd, INC-serramonte Head Start Center
Ihsd, INC-serramonte Head Start Center is a licensed child care center in Daly City, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #24 of 27 centers in Daly City and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, interview and children services manager self reporting, C1 was left unattended on the playground and unsupervised by staff. 8 Proof of staff meeting was provided to LPA during visit. Staff continue to have training with agency, reminding importance of a child's health and safety. Deficiency cleared during visit.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not completing lead testing by January 1, 2023 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Ihsd, INC-serramonte Head Start Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ihsd, INC-serramonte 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-serramonte Head Start Center compare with other daycares in Daly City?
It is #24 of 27 centers in Daly City by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ihsd, INC-serramonte Head Start Center last inspected?
Oct 16, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ihsd, INC-serramonte Head Start Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ihsd, INC-serramonte Head Start Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Daly City, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Ihsd, INC-serramonte Head Start Center?
The licensee is Institute For Human & Social Development, INC, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Claudia Montepeque.
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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 414000489 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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