Dublin · Licensed center
Little Hearts Learning Center DBA Safari Kid
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 115 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 7 licensing inspections since July 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 20, 2026Nothing cited
- Jan 29, 2026Nothing cited
- Dec 2, 2025Nothing cited
- Apr 23, 2025Nothing cited
Jun 11, 20241 citation
CCR 101416.2(C)(1)(A)Type B
“101416.2 Infant Care Teacher Qualifications and Duties (c) To be a fully qualified infant care teacher, a teacher shall have the following: (1) Completion, with passing grades, of 12 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood or child development education at an accredited or approved college or university. (A) At least three of the units required in (c)(1) above shall be related to the care of infants or shall contain instruction specific to infants. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the observations, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The teacher supervising toddlers in the toddler component is not fully qualified. The teacher does not have the required infant/toddler units, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101416.2(C)(1)(A)
Jun 20, 20231 citation
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)Type B
“(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility representative did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 11 staff did not have proof of MMR which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)
Jul 14, 20223 citations
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)Type B
“(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility representative did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 9 staff did not have proof of immunizations which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Type B
“(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility representative did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 9 staff did not have proof of completed mandated reporter training which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)
CCR 101216(g)(1)Type B
“(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 9 staff did not have a completed LIC 503 health screening which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101216(g)(1)
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 7 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 7 times had fewer: 71% of 145 had rules cited at 2 or fewer.
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%
- 2 of 726%
- 3 of 715%This center
- 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
- May 20, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since July 2022 — 4 cited nothing
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
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.
Jun 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 11, 2024
CCR 101416.2(C)(1)(A) · Type B
101416.2 Infant Care Teacher Qualifications and Duties (c) To be a fully qualified infant care teacher, a teacher shall have the following: (1) Completion, with passing grades, of 12 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood or child development education at an accredited or approved college or university. (A) At least three of the units required in (c)(1) above shall be related to the care of infants or shall contain instruction specific to infants. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on the observations, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The teacher supervising toddlers in the toddler component is not fully qualified. The teacher does not have the required infant/toddler units, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Jun 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 20, 2023
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) · Type B
(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility representative did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 11 staff did not have proof of MMR which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Jul 2022 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · July 14, 2022
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) · Type B
(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility representative did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 9 staff did not have proof of immunizations which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) · Type B
(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility representative did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 9 staff did not have proof of completed mandated reporter training which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101216(g)(1) · Type B
(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 9 staff did not have a completed LIC 503 health screening which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (925) 490-2222
- Address
- 2500 Positano Parkway, Dublin, 94568
- License
- 015700607
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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 ccld.dss.ca.gov
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.