Safari Kid San Mateo
Safari Kid San Mateo is a licensed child care center in San Mateo, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 7 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 6). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #40 of 55 centers in San Mateo and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.
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Based on information obtained; LPA confirmed facility did not report outbreak of communicable illness to the department. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 The proof of correction will be submitted to the Department via email.
101223 Personal Rights: (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Facility-wide training will be held to discussing proper classroom language and tones, used by staff, while assisting children in care. The training material, meeting agenda, teacher expectations, and sign-in sheets will be completed, and submitted by the due date: 1/9/2025. Based on evidence collected, LPA determined staff spoke appropriately to day care child. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Proof of correction will be submitted to the Department via email.
Based on observation, LPA confirmed non-griping step stools (4) located in children bathrooms. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Proof of correction will be submitted to LPA via email.
Based on evidence collected, LPA determined facility staff handled daycare child in a rough manner. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Proof of correction will be submitted to the Department via email.
Based on observation, record review, and interview, LPA observed toddler classroom operating beyond the maximum group size (16 children), during classroom instruction. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on observations, LPAs confirmed damaged ceiling tiles located in toddler, preschool and Pre-K classrooms. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff handled day care child in a rough manner.
Staff did not maintain a proper teacher-child ratio.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Safari Kid San Mateo take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Safari Kid San Mateo had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Safari Kid San Mateo?
California investigated 7 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Safari Kid San Mateo compare with other daycares in San Mateo?
It is tied for #40 of 55 centers in San Mateo by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Safari Kid San Mateo last inspected?
May 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Safari Kid San Mateo cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Safari Kid San Mateo 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 Safari Kid San Mateo?
The licensee is Ss & Ar LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Reshmi Weinhauer.
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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 414004532 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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