Union City · Licensed center
Kidango - Decoto Infant Center
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 32 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 6 licensing inspections since April 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 11, 20261 citation
CCR 101223(a)(3)Type A
“Personal Rights 101223 (a)(3) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: through interview it was found C1 no longer wanted to nap, crawled into a cubbie, was brought out of the cubbie by S1, and S1 caused interference with C1 to physically function which posed an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to persons in care.”
CCR 101223(a)(3)
- Jun 9, 2026Nothing cited
- Aug 14, 2025Nothing cited
- Sep 3, 2024Nothing cited
- Jun 15, 2023Nothing cited
- Apr 18, 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
- August 11, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since April 2022 — 5 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
Personal Rights 101223 (a)(3) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: through interview it was found C1 no longer wanted to nap, crawled into a cubbie, was brought out of the cubbie by S1, and S1 caused interference with C1 to physically function which posed an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to persons in care.
· August 11, 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.
Aug 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 11, 2026
CCR 101223(a)(3) · Type A
Personal Rights 101223 (a)(3) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: through interview it was found C1 no longer wanted to nap, crawled into a cubbie, was brought out of the cubbie by S1, and S1 caused interference with C1 to physically function which posed an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 744-9280
- Address
- 600 G Street, Union City, 94587
- License
- 013416345
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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
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.