Fairfax · Licensed center
Caterpillar Academy (Inf)
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 24 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 6 licensing inspections since June 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 1, 2026Nothing cited
- May 23, 2025Nothing cited
Apr 18, 20253 citations
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 licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility did not complete their lead water test before January 1, 2023, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
CCR 101216(f)Type B
“(f) At least one staff member who is trained in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866 shall be present when children are at the child care center or offsite for center activities. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. None of the staff members were current with their Pediatric CPR and First Aid certifications, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.”
CCR 101216(f)
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: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, One staff member did not complete her health screening report, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.”
CCR 101216(g)(2)
- Mar 5, 2024Nothing cited
- Feb 6, 2023Nothing cited
- Jun 30, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 6 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 6 times split three ways: 17% had fewer, 35% the same, and 48% more (252 centers).
How all 252 Bay Area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 252 Bay Area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None17%
- 1 of 635%This center
- 2 of 631%
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 66%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- May 1, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since June 2022 — 5 cited nothing
- Most serious
- 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 licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility did not complete their lead water test before January 1, 2023, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
· April 18, 2025
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.
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · April 18, 2025
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 licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility did not complete their lead water test before January 1, 2023, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
CCR 101216(f) · Type B
(f) At least one staff member who is trained in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866 shall be present when children are at the child care center or offsite for center activities. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. None of the staff members were current with their Pediatric CPR and First Aid certifications, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to 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: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, One staff member did not complete her health screening report, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 456-4478
- Address
- 1569 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Fairfax, 94930
- License
- 214005350
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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
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.