Pacifica Playschool
Pacifica Playschool is a licensed child care center in Pacifica, CA, licensed for up to 44 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1985. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (1 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #9 of 16 centers in Pacifica and better than 31% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there were 47 children present at the time LPA arrived which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.5 ppb of lead in their water source. Once recieved, the facility took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [1] out of [5] [(staff] [files] which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [1] out of [5] staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Pacifica Playschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Pacifica Playschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 17, 2023, for capacity limits. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Pacifica Playschool compare with other daycares in Pacifica?
It is tied for #9 of 16 centers in Pacifica by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 31% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Pacifica Playschool last inspected?
Mar 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Pacifica Playschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Pacifica Playschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Pacifica, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Pacifica Playschool?
The licensee is Pacifica Playschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Suzanne Wheeler.
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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 410500494 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.