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Clayton Children's Center

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 45 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since October 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Aug 6, 2026Nothing cited
  • Nov 3, 2025Nothing cited
  • Aug 28, 20251 citation
    • CCR 101161(a)Type B
      • “(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the facilty did not comply with the section cited above as the LPA observed 49 children in care which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 101161(a)

  • Nov 21, 2022Nothing cited
  • Oct 5, 20221 citation
    • 101700.3(b)1)Type B
      • “(b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This is not evidenced by: Based on sent test results to LPA of the Lead Testing inspection, the facility did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential risk to persons in care.”

        101700.3(b)1)

The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had fewer: 64% of 457 had rules cited at 1 or none.

How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare

Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None29%
  • 1 of 535%
  • 2 of 523%This center
  • 3 of 59%
  • 4 of 54%
  • All 5under 1%
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
August 6, 2026
On file
5 visits since October 2022 — 3 cited nothing
Most serious
Type B — (a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the facilty did not comply with the section cited above as the LPA observed 49 children in care which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · August 28, 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.

Aug 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Nov 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Aug 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 28, 2025

CCR 101161(a) · Type B

(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the facilty did not comply with the section cited above as the LPA observed 49 children in care which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Nov 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Oct 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · October 5, 2022

101700.3(b)1) · Type B

(b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This is not evidenced by: Based on sent test results to LPA of the Lead Testing inspection, the facility did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential risk to persons in care.

State report

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Details

Phone
(925) 672-4543
Address
6760 Marsh Creek Road, Clayton, 94517
License
073408891

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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

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.

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