Alameda · Licensed center
Afs - Sue Matheson Center
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 54 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since February 2025.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 21, 2026Nothing cited
May 18, 20261 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B
“101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. 1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement has not been... met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when C1 injured themselves due to staff failing adequately supervise C1 which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- May 15, 2026Nothing cited
- Feb 10, 2025Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).
How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None41%
- 1 of 438%This center
- 2 of 415%
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- May 21, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since February 2025 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. 1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement has not been... met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when C1 injured themselves due to staff failing adequately supervise C1 which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
· May 18, 2026
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
May 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 18, 2026
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. 1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement has not been... met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when C1 injured themselves due to staff failing adequately supervise C1 which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 521-3443
- Address
- 670 West Midway, Alameda, 94501
- License
- 013423771
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Who runs it ccld.dss.ca.gov
Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.