Pfs- First Step CDC (Ps)
Pfs- First Step CDC (Ps) is a licensed child care center in San Mateo, CA, licensed for up to 22 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. 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 55 centers in San Mateo and tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Pfs- First Step CDC (Ps) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Pfs- First Step CDC (Ps) had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Pfs- First Step CDC (Ps)?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Pfs- First Step CDC (Ps) compare with other daycares in San Mateo?
It is tied for #1 of 55 centers in San Mateo by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations) (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Pfs- First Step CDC (Ps) last inspected?
Aug 7, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Pfs- First Step CDC (Ps) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Pfs- First Step CDC (Ps) for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes San Mateo, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Pfs- First Step CDC (Ps)?
The licensee is Peninsula Family Service, and the administrator listed with the state is Marisol Ostorga.
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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 414002552 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.