Sequoia Children's Center · Preschool, Redwood City
Sequoia Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Redwood City, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #11 of 43 centers in Redwood City and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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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.
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Common questions
Does Sequoia Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Sequoia Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Sequoia Children's Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Sequoia Children's Center compare with other daycares in Redwood City?
It is tied for #11 of 43 centers in Redwood City by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Sequoia Children's Center last inspected?
Sep 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Sequoia Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sequoia Children's Center 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 Sequoia Children's Center?
The licensee is First United Methodist Church Of Redwood City DBA, and the administrator listed with the state is Alma Ortega.
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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 410519042 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.