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Marin Day School-our Place, Smc Emp (Preschool)

403 Winslow Street, Redwood City, CA 94063 · San Mateo County
Child care center (preschool)

Marin Day School-our Place, Smc Emp (Preschool) is a licensed child care center in Redwood City, CA, licensed for up to 64 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 4 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #36 of 43 centers in Redwood City and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#36 of 43 centers in Redwood City
0 Type A citations
4 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
4 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 7, 2024

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Apr 17, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Nov 7, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Nov 16, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 11, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Oct 25, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision 2
Building & playground safety 2

Citations, newest first

Type B Apr 17, 2025 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as facility self reported that there was a child left alone inside the classroom during outdoor play, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Facility will submit a staff meeting agenda, policies that were reviewed. Facility will also obtain a signature from all that that they acknowledge the policies that were reviewed. Documents will be submitted to LPA Tapia-Mandujano via email no later than 5/16/25.
Plan of correction due May 16, 2025
Type B Nov 7, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the facility tested after the deadline of January 1st, 2023. This posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 7, 2024
Type B Nov 16, 2023 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3
Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. This posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Deficiency will be cited and cleared on the same visit, 11/16/2023.
Plan of correction due Dec 15, 2023
Type B Apr 11, 2023 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as facility self reported that there was a child left alone outside during transition back to the classroom from the play yard, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 11, 2023

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About this center

Licensed capacity 64 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Oct 17, 2003
Licensee Bright Horizons Children's Centers, LLC
Administrator Claire Brady
Phone (650) 363-4939
State facility # 414001649
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Common questions

Does Marin Day School-our Place, Smc Emp (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 Marin Day School-our Place, Smc Emp (Preschool) had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Marin Day School-our Place, Smc Emp (Preschool) compare with other daycares in Redwood City?

It is #36 of 43 centers in Redwood City by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Marin Day School-our Place, Smc Emp (Preschool) last inspected?

Nov 7, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Marin Day School-our Place, Smc Emp (Preschool) cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Marin Day School-our Place, Smc Emp (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 Marin Day School-our Place, Smc Emp (Preschool)?

The licensee is Bright Horizons Children's Centers, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Claire Brady.

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 414001649 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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