Richmond · Licensed center
George Miller Center - Richmond
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 40 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since April 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
May 21, 20251 citation
101700.3(b)(2)Type B
“California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers: (b)(2) Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review it was determined that faucet "D" in the Great Beginnings classroom had a lead exceedance measured at 6.4 ppb. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.”
101700.3(b)(2)
Mar 5, 20252 citations
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 review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, due to one staff missing a Health Screening report and a TB clearance which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101216(g)(1)
WD 101704(b)(2)Type B
“(2) Failure to adhere to a POC, including but not limited to the use of an outlet for drinking or food preparation prior to corrective action water sampling... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, due to Faucet "E" in the Bright Beginnings class not being re-tested after the facility added a reverse osmosis filter to the faucet, as a means of remediation. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
WD 101704(b)(2)
- Dec 1, 2023Nothing cited
Apr 27, 20231 citation
101700.3(b)(1)Type B
“Lead Testing Written D.A. result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on record review two faucets at the facility (identified as faucets E and D) used by children had a lead exceedance, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.”
101700.3(b)(1)
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 4 times had fewer: 94% of 569 had rules cited at 2 or fewer.
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%
- 1 of 438%
- 2 of 415%
- 3 of 46%This center
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- May 21, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since April 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers: (b)(2) Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review it was determined that faucet "D" in the Great Beginnings classroom had a lead exceedance measured at 6.4 ppb. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
· May 21, 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.
May 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 21, 2025
101700.3(b)(2) · Type B
California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers: (b)(2) Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review it was determined that faucet "D" in the Great Beginnings classroom had a lead exceedance measured at 6.4 ppb. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · March 5, 2025
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 review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, due to one staff missing a Health Screening report and a TB clearance which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
WD 101704(b)(2) · Type B
(2) Failure to adhere to a POC, including but not limited to the use of an outlet for drinking or food preparation prior to corrective action water sampling... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, due to Faucet "E" in the Bright Beginnings class not being re-tested after the facility added a reverse osmosis filter to the faucet, as a means of remediation. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Apr 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 27, 2023
101700.3(b)(1) · Type B
Lead Testing Written D.A. result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on record review two faucets at the facility (identified as faucets E and D) used by children had a lead exceedance, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 374-3981
- Address
- 2801 Robert Miller Drive, Richmond, 94806
- License
- 073405602
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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
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.