Newark · Licensed center
Challenger School
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 168 children.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 4 licensing inspections since July 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Dec 2, 2024Nothing cited
- Sep 27, 2024Nothing cited
- Jul 20, 2023Nothing cited
- Jul 29, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 4 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 4 times had at least one: 59% of 569.
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%This center
- 1 of 438%
- 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 8, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since July 2022 — all of them cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- 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.
Mar 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · March 3, 2025
ALLEGATION(S): Staff does not ensure facility is free of mold. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 05/08/2025 at 1:00pm, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) C.U. conducted an unannounced visit for the purpose of delivering findings to an ongoing complaint investigation for the above physical plant allegation and met with Director, M.S. At the time of the visit there are 158 children present and 14 staff members. This agency has investigated the complaint allegation that staff does not ensure the facility is free of mold. During the course of the investigation, LPA U. conducted interviews with involved parties and potential witnesses, collected relevant documents, and made observations. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove that the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is unsubstantiated. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Copy of appeal rights and report was given. Exit interview was conducted with director, M.S. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 739-0300
- Address
- 35487 Dumbarton Court, Newark, 94560
- License
- 013412399
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 2 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=2, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License 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.