Castro Valley · Licensed center
His Growing Grove
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 24 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 6 licensing inspections since March 2022.
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Licensing inspections
- May 12, 2026Nothing cited
- Jul 29, 2025Nothing cited
- Jun 13, 2024Nothing cited
May 3, 20241 citation
CCR 101419.3(a)Type B
“(a) The written infant needs and services plan shall be updated at least quarterly, or as often as necessary to assure its accuracy. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 5 out of the 6 children's files reviewed did not have an updated Needs & Services Plan dated within the last 3 months which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101419.3(a)
- Jan 25, 2023Nothing cited
- Mar 4, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 6 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 6 times split three ways: 17% had fewer, 35% the same, and 48% more (252 centers).
How all 252 Bay Area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 252 Bay Area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None17%
- 1 of 635%This center
- 2 of 631%
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 66%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- May 12, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since March 2022 — 5 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Type B —
Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1, Subchapter 02, Section 101415(c) - At least three of the semester or equivalent quarter units required in Sections 101215.1(h)(1)(B), (h)(2) and (h)(3) shall be related to the care of infants. This requirement was not met: based on interviews and record reviews, it was determined that an unqualified staff provided care and supervision to daycare infants.
· December 12, 2025
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Nov 2025 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · November 17, 2025
CCR 101415(c) · Type B
Title 22, Division 12, Chapter 1, Subchapter 02, Section 101415(c) - At least three of the semester or equivalent quarter units required in Sections 101215.1(h)(1)(B), (h)(2) and (h)(3) shall be related to the care of infants. This requirement was not met: based on interviews and record reviews, it was determined that an unqualified staff provided care and supervision to daycare infants.
May 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 3, 2024
CCR 101419.3(a) · Type B
(a) The written infant needs and services plan shall be updated at least quarterly, or as often as necessary to assure its accuracy. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 5 out of the 6 children's files reviewed did not have an updated Needs & Services Plan dated within the last 3 months which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 581-5088
- Address
- 2490 Grove Way, Castro Valley, 94546
- License
- 010211776
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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.