Shu Academy San Carlos
Shu Academy San Carlos is a licensed child care center in San Carlos, CA, licensed for up to 55 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Based on record review and observations S1 and S2 were present in the facility and did not have clearances associated to profiles.
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Shu Academy San Carlos take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Shu Academy San Carlos had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 4, 2024, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Shu Academy San Carlos?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Shu Academy San Carlos last inspected?
Aug 28, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Shu Academy San Carlos cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shu Academy San Carlos for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes San Carlos, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Shu Academy San Carlos?
The licensee is Shu Academy, and the administrator listed with the state is Yun Li.
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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 414004997 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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