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Kids Konnect Infant Care & Preschool · Preschool, Redwood City

1968 Old County Road, Redwood City, CA 94062 · San Mateo County
1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

Kids Konnect Infant Care & Preschool is a licensed child care center in Redwood City, CA, licensed for up to 21 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #25 of 43 centers in Redwood City and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 54% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #25 of 43 centers in Redwood City
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
3 Inspections
1 of 3 Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 29, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jan 29, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Nov 18, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 8, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 8, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Oct 25, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Jul 20, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Dec 7, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Other standards 1
Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Oct 25, 2024 Case management visit (deficiencies) Other standards
Inspection Authority of the Department §101200(b)(1)
Based on LPAs observations and interviews, LPAs observed Director kept walking by window gesturing staff to wrap up and questioning staff after meeting with LPAs, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 25, 2024
Type B Dec 7, 2022 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Based on interviews, a child has been left in soiled cloth for a period of time as it was known to staff. Staff did with hold food from child until child ate their vegetables. Staff member did raise their voice at a child. Lastly, staff told child that they will have to go to the infant classroom since child was misbehaving. This is a potential risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 7, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Nov 18, 2025 Complaint investigation received Nov 14, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Jan 8, 2025 Complaint investigation received Oct 18, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Dec 7, 2022 Complaint investigation received Oct 17, 2022
Substantiated allegations:
- Facility staff leave children in soiled clothing as punishment
- Facility staff withhold food from day care children
- Facility staff yell at day care children
- Facility staff threaten day care children
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 21 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jan 13, 2020
Licensee Ward And Associates Management
Administrator Makinya Ward
Phone (650) 306-1780
State facility # 414004661
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Common questions

Does Kids Konnect Infant Care & Preschool take infants?

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

Has Kids Konnect Infant Care & Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Kids Konnect Infant Care & Preschool?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Kids Konnect Infant Care & Preschool compare with other daycares in Redwood City?

It is tied for #25 of 43 centers in Redwood 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 Kids Konnect Infant Care & Preschool last inspected?

Jan 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Kids Konnect Infant Care & Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kids Konnect Infant Care & Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Redwood City, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Kids Konnect Infant Care & Preschool?

The licensee is Ward And Associates Management, and the administrator listed with the state is Makinya Ward.

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 414004661 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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