Piedmont · Licensed center
Highlands Pre-School
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 20 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since September 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jan 7, 2026Nothing cited
Sep 27, 20231 citation
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Type B
“(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation,and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a copy of the water lead test report was not posted at facility or made available for review today which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had fewer: 64% of 362 had none cited.
How all 362 Bay Area centers inspected twice compare
Of the 362 Bay Area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None64%
- 1 of 232%This center
- Both4%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- January 7, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since September 2023 — 1 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.
Sep 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 27, 2023
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation,and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a copy of the water lead test report was not posted at facility or made available for review today which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 547-4242
- Address
- 400 Highland Avenue, Piedmont, 94611
- License
- 010200300
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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
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.