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Kidango Hillside

At a glance

  • Small center, licensed for 24 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 2 of its 8 licensing inspections since November 2021.

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Licensing inspections

  • May 6, 2026Nothing cited
  • Mar 25, 2025Nothing cited
  • Apr 22, 2024Nothing cited
  • Feb 28, 2024Nothing cited
  • Nov 21, 20231 citation
    • CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
      • “101229( a)(1)-Responsibility for Providing Care & Supervision: No Child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. Supervision includes visual supervision This requirement was not met as evidenced based on interview. One child at the center was left outside unattended & without supervision for about five minutes which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to persons in care.”

        CCR 101229(a)(1)

  • Feb 2, 2023Nothing cited
  • Mar 14, 2022Nothing cited
  • Nov 19, 20211 citation
    • CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
      • “(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on staff interviews, it was determined that a child in care had escaped from the facility grounds due to absence of supervision. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.”

        CCR 101229(a)(1)

The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 8 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 8 times split: about a quarter had fewer, about a quarter the same, and about half more (80 centers).

How all 80 Bay Area centers inspected 8 times compare

Of the 80 Bay Area centers the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None5%
  • 1 of 823%
  • 2 of 828%This center
  • 3 of 818%
  • 4 of 815%
  • 5 of 88%
  • 6 of 85%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
May 6, 2026
On file
8 visits since November 2021 — 6 cited nothing
Most serious
Type A — 101229( a)(1)-Responsibility for Providing Care & Supervision: No Child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. Supervision includes visual supervision This requirement was not met as evidenced based on interview. One child at the center was left outside unattended & without supervision for about five minutes which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to persons in care. · November 21, 2023

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 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Apr 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Feb 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Nov 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · November 21, 2023

CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A

101229( a)(1)-Responsibility for Providing Care & Supervision: No Child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. Supervision includes visual supervision This requirement was not met as evidenced based on interview. One child at the center was left outside unattended & without supervision for about five minutes which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to persons in care.

State report

Feb 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Nov 2021 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · November 19, 2021

CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A

(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on staff interviews, it was determined that a child in care had escaped from the facility grounds due to absence of supervision. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.

State report

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Details

Phone
(510) 516-7376
Address
15980 Marcella Street, San Leandro, 94578
License
015700531

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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

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.

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