Albany · Licensed center
Albany Children's Center
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 85 children.
- Run by a school district, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 10 licensing inspections since November 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 26, 2026Nothing cited
Jun 10, 20262 citations
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)Type B
“(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: During the file review, there was not proof of immunizations for S2. S3 did not have proof of measles vaccine or proof of immunity which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.”
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)
CCR 101216(g)(2)Type B
“(2) Each person specified in (g) above shall have a health-screening report signed by the person performing the screening. This report shall indicate the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: During file review, all staff files reviewed did not have required health screening which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.”
CCR 101216(g)(2)
Dec 13, 20241 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“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 was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and records reviewed, it was determined that a child left their classroom unsupervised and exited the facility. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Jul 9, 2024Nothing cited
- Jun 6, 2024Nothing cited
- Nov 20, 2023Nothing cited
Nov 16, 20232 citations in 2 reports
CCR 101223(a)(3)Type A
“101223Personal Rights(a)The licensee shall ensure..(3)To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature... This Requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on the interviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring staff handle children in an appropriate manner, which poses as an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care”
CCR 101223(a)(3)
A second state report dated the same day: 1 citation
CCR 101700.3Type B
“Licensee shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5.5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as outlet H exceeded the acceptable amount of lead allowed in a child care center, which poses a potential Health and Safety risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101700.3
- Jun 6, 2023Nothing cited
- Mar 23, 2023Nothing cited
- Nov 14, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 10 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 100% of 89.
How all 89 Bay Area centers inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 89 Bay Area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Some100%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 26, 2026
- On file
- 10 visits since November 2022 — 7 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
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 was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and records reviewed, it was determined that a child left their classroom unsupervised and exited the facility. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
· December 13, 2024
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.
Jun 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · June 10, 2026
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) · Type B
(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: During the file review, there was not proof of immunizations for S2. S3 did not have proof of measles vaccine or proof of immunity which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
CCR 101216(g)(2) · Type B
(2) Each person specified in (g) above shall have a health-screening report signed by the person performing the screening. This report shall indicate the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: During file review, all staff files reviewed did not have required health screening which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 13, 2024
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
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 was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and records reviewed, it was determined that a child left their classroom unsupervised and exited the facility. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Nov 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 16, 2023
CCR 101223(a)(3) · Type A
101223Personal Rights(a)The licensee shall ensure..(3)To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature... This Requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on the interviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring staff handle children in an appropriate manner, which poses as an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care
Nov 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 16, 2023
CCR 101700.3 · Type B
Licensee shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5.5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as outlet H exceeded the acceptable amount of lead allowed in a child care center, which poses a potential Health and Safety risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 559-6590
- Address
- 720 Jackson Street, Albany, 94706
- License
- 013420549
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
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
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.