L'academy Preschool Redwood City · Infant Center, Redwood City
L'academy Preschool Redwood City is a licensed child care center in Redwood City, CA, licensed for up to 14 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 5 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 #33 of 43 centers in Redwood City and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there are staff that have no immunization record on files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there are 9 infant children with one lead teacher and one fully qualified aide. Classroom did have 3 additional staff that have no qualifying units. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101116(a): Limitations on Capacity: A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement was not met by: 1 On 11/15/23, LPA Tapia-Mandujano observed that all exits and gates are now unlocked, unobstructed, and accesible during business hours. Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPAs had observed on 10/10/23, that additional child size gates were installed and the license certificate states "all exits and gates must remain unlocked, unobstructed, and accesible during business hours" operating outside of the license limitations which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Director understands that all exits must and will remain unlocked, unobstructed, and accessible during business hours. Deficiency will be cleared.
Based on observation, the director did not comply with the section cited above which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the director did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does L'academy Preschool Redwood City take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has L'academy Preschool Redwood City had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
How does L'academy Preschool Redwood City compare with other daycares in Redwood City?
It is tied for #33 of 43 centers in Redwood City by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was L'academy Preschool Redwood City last inspected?
Oct 30, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does L'academy Preschool Redwood City cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask L'academy Preschool Redwood City for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Redwood City, was $1,947 a month for infants (about $2,460 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs L'academy Preschool Redwood City?
The licensee is Immersion 5 LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Bernadette Pioroda.
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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 414004794 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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