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Cape - Head Start - Hill 'n Dale Preschool

At a glance

  • Small center, licensed for 30 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since March 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Oct 14, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jun 12, 2024Nothing cited
  • Mar 30, 20231 citation
    • HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Type B
      • “(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review the child care center did not comply with the section cited above: Lead testing was not completed by Januaury 1, 2023 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        HSC 1597.16(a)(1)

  • Mar 30, 2022Nothing 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
October 14, 2025
On file
4 visits since March 2022 — 3 cited nothing
Most serious
No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.

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.

Oct 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jun 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 30, 2023

HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B

(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review the child care center did not comply with the section cited above: Lead testing was not completed by Januaury 1, 2023 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Mar 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(925) 426-8341
Address
4150 Dorman Road, Pleasanton, 94588
License
013412137

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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

Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.

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