Fremont · Licensed center
Kidango Esther Hobbs
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 21 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 5 licensing inspections since March 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jun 24, 2026Nothing cited
Feb 6, 20251 citation
CCR 101223(a)(3)Type B
“Personal Rights - 101223(a)(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: a staff member grabbed a child from under the table on the playground, lifting them by their left arm and calf, moving them to the grass area of the playground, which posed a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to persons in care.”
CCR 101223(a)(3)
- Jun 14, 2024Nothing cited
- Mar 23, 2023Nothing cited
- Mar 18, 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
- June 24, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since March 2022 — 4 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
Personal Rights - 101223(a)(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: a staff member grabbed a child from under the table on the playground, lifting them by their left arm and calf, moving them to the grass area of the playground, which posed a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to persons in care.
· February 6, 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.
Feb 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 6, 2025
CCR 101223(a)(3) · Type B
Personal Rights - 101223(a)(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: a staff member grabbed a child from under the table on the playground, lifting them by their left arm and calf, moving them to the grass area of the playground, which posed a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 456-0881
- Address
- 4455 Seneca Park Avenue, Fremont, 94538
- License
- 013422494
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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
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.