Merry Moppet Nursery School
Merry Moppet Nursery School is a licensed child care center in Belmont, CA, licensed for up to 237 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1975. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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 12 centers in Belmont and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Merry Moppet Nursery School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Merry Moppet Nursery School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Merry Moppet Nursery School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Merry Moppet Nursery School compare with other daycares in Belmont?
It is tied for #1 of 12 centers in Belmont by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Merry Moppet Nursery School last inspected?
Aug 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Merry Moppet Nursery School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Merry Moppet Nursery School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Belmont, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Merry Moppet Nursery School?
The licensee is Pamela G. Clarke, and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Khoury.
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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 410500410 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.