Martinez · Licensed center
Forest Hills Preschool & Child Care
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 81 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since March 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 29, 20263 citations
HSC 1596.8662(c)Type B
“(c) Current proof of completion for each licensed child day care provider or applicant for that license, administrator, and employee of a licensed child day care facility shall be submitted to the department upon inspection of the child day care or upon request by the department. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 4 staff members do not have a current mandated reporter certificate in file which poses a potential personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.8662(c)
CCR 101216(g)(1)Type B
“(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 4 staff members do not have the required TB test results in file which poses a potential health, safety rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101216(g)(1)
CCR 101229.1(b)Type B
“(b) The person who brings the child to, and removes the child from, the center shall sign the child in/out. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 19 children were not properly signed in by their parent or authorized representiative which poses a potential safety risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101229.1(b)
May 16, 20252 citations
CitationType B
“1596.8662 Availability of information regarding detecting and reporting child abuse and neglect; training for mandated reporter who is licensed day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility; proof of completion (c) Current proof of completion for each licensed child care provider or applicant for that license, administrator, and employee of a licensed child day care facility shall be submitted to the department upon inspection of the child day care or upon request by the department. THIS REQUIREMENT WAS NOT MET AS EVIDENCED BY A REVIEW OF RECORDS WHICH REVEALED THERE IS ONE STAFF MEMBER THAT DOES NOT CURRENT MANDATED REPORTER CERTIFICATE IN FILE”
CitationType B
“1596.7995 Employees or volunteers at day care center; immunization requirements; records; exemptions (a) (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 WAS NOT MET AS EVIDENCED BY A REVIEW OF RECORDS WHICH REVEALED TWO STAFF MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE PROOF OF UPDATED FLU VACCINE AND ONE MEMBER THAT DOES NOT HAVE PROOF OF MEASLES VACCINE IN FILE”
Mar 1, 20232 citations
HSC 1596.8662(c)Type B
“(c) Current proof of completion for each licensed child day care provider or applicant for that license, administrator, and employee of a licensed child day care facility shall be submitted to the department upon inspection of the child day care or upon request by the department. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. A REVIEW OF STAFF RECORDS TODAY REVEALED THAT STAFF MEMBER AKILA HESSAS DOES NOT HAVE PROOF OF THE MEASLES VACCINE IN FILE AND STAFF MEMBER MAHNAZ BASHIR DOES NOT HAVE PROOF OF THE FLU VACCINE OR DECLARATION IN FILE.”
HSC 1596.8662(c)
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 [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. A REVIEW OF RECORDS TODAY REVEALED STAFF MEMBER MAHNAZ BASHIR DOES NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED HEALTH SCREENING FORM IN FILE”
CCR 101216(g)(2)
The state cited rules at all 3 of this center's inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 97% of 568.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%
- 1 of 334%
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 29, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Type B —
(c) Current proof of completion for each licensed child day care provider or applicant for that license, administrator, and employee of a licensed child day care facility shall be submitted to the department upon inspection of the child day care or upon request by the department. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 4 staff members do not have a current mandated reporter certificate in file which poses a potential personal rights risk to persons in care.
· October 29, 2026
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 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · October 29, 2026
HSC 1596.8662(c) · Type B
(c) Current proof of completion for each licensed child day care provider or applicant for that license, administrator, and employee of a licensed child day care facility shall be submitted to the department upon inspection of the child day care or upon request by the department. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 4 staff members do not have a current mandated reporter certificate in file which poses a potential personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101216(g)(1) · Type B
(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 4 staff members do not have the required TB test results in file which poses a potential health, safety rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101229.1(b) · Type B
(b) The person who brings the child to, and removes the child from, the center shall sign the child in/out. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 19 children were not properly signed in by their parent or authorized representiative which poses a potential safety risk to persons in care.
May 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 16, 2025
Type B
1596.8662 Availability of information regarding detecting and reporting child abuse and neglect; training for mandated reporter who is licensed day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility; proof of completion (c) Current proof of completion for each licensed child care provider or applicant for that license, administrator, and employee of a licensed child day care facility shall be submitted to the department upon inspection of the child day care or upon request by the department. THIS REQUIREMENT WAS NOT MET AS EVIDENCED BY A REVIEW OF RECORDS WHICH REVEALED THERE IS ONE STAFF MEMBER THAT DOES NOT CURRENT MANDATED REPORTER CERTIFICATE IN FILE
Type B
1596.7995 Employees or volunteers at day care center; immunization requirements; records; exemptions (a) (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 WAS NOT MET AS EVIDENCED BY A REVIEW OF RECORDS WHICH REVEALED TWO STAFF MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE PROOF OF UPDATED FLU VACCINE AND ONE MEMBER THAT DOES NOT HAVE PROOF OF MEASLES VACCINE IN FILE
Mar 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 1, 2023
HSC 1596.8662(c) · Type B
(c) Current proof of completion for each licensed child day care provider or applicant for that license, administrator, and employee of a licensed child day care facility shall be submitted to the department upon inspection of the child day care or upon request by the department. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. A REVIEW OF STAFF RECORDS TODAY REVEALED THAT STAFF MEMBER AKILA HESSAS DOES NOT HAVE PROOF OF THE MEASLES VACCINE IN FILE AND STAFF MEMBER MAHNAZ BASHIR DOES NOT HAVE PROOF OF THE FLU VACCINE OR DECLARATION IN FILE.
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 [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. A REVIEW OF RECORDS TODAY REVEALED STAFF MEMBER MAHNAZ BASHIR DOES NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED HEALTH SCREENING FORM IN FILE
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Details
- Phone
- (925) 370-1601
- Address
- 5834 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez, 94553
- License
- 073404001
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Sources and dates
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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
- 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.