Pleasanton · Licensed center
Genius Kids - Pleasanton Bernal
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 89 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since July 2022.
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Licensing inspections
- Dec 18, 2025Nothing cited
- Sep 19, 2024Nothing cited
- Nov 3, 2023Nothing cited
Aug 25, 20231 citation
CCR 101238(a)Type B
“(a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the children's bathroom (second child's toilet) is leaking and water is on the floor durinf the time of inspection which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101238(a)
- Jul 28, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 5 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (457 centers).
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%This center
- 2 of 523%
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- December 18, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since July 2022 — 4 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.
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 25, 2023
CCR 101238(a) · Type B
(a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the children's bathroom (second child's toilet) is leaking and water is on the floor durinf the time of inspection which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (925) 425-7530
- Address
- 3550 Bernal Ave. Ste. 100b, Pleasanton, 94566
- License
- 013422417
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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, Who runs it 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.