Union City · Licensed center
Kidango-Kitayama Child Development Center
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 22 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 7 licensing inspections since May 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 11, 20261 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“101229(a)(1)Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision:(a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the interview and the self reported unusual incident, the facility did not comly with the section cited above. Preschooler (C1) was left unattended for at least 30 seconds on the playground which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Nov 6, 2025Nothing cited
- Nov 5, 2024Nothing cited
- Nov 16, 2023Nothing cited
- Aug 11, 2023Nothing cited
- May 4, 2023Nothing cited
- May 20, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 7 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 7 times had more: 55% of 145 had rules cited at 2 or more.
How all 145 Bay Area centers inspected 7 times compare
Of the 145 Bay Area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None19%
- 1 of 726%This center
- 2 of 726%
- 3 of 715%
- 4 of 710%
- 5 of 73%
- 6 of 71%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 11, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since May 2022 — 6 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
101229(a)(1)Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision:(a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the interview and the self reported unusual incident, the facility did not comly with the section cited above. Preschooler (C1) was left unattended for at least 30 seconds on the playground which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children 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 101229(a)(1) · Type A
101229(a)(1)Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision:(a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the interview and the self reported unusual incident, the facility did not comly with the section cited above. Preschooler (C1) was left unattended for at least 30 seconds on the playground which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 675-7104
- Address
- 1959 Sunsprite Drive, Union City, 94587
- License
- 013415911
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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.