Newark · Licensed center
Little Scholar Programs
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 20 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since November 2021.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 23, 20252 citations
CCR 101238.4(d)Type B
“(d) Combustibles, cleaning equipment and cleaning agents shall be stored in an area separate from food supplies in a locked cabinet or in a location inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as cleaning products such as (frebreeze and disinfecting wipes) where observed to be in areas that are deemed staff access only but are still potentially accessible to children which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101238.4(d)
CCR 101217(d)Type B
“(d) All personnel records shall be maintained at the child care center and shall be available to the licensing agency for review. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as some staff files had incomplete or missing required documentation (including proof of immunizations against Measles (MMR) & Pertussis (Tdap), transcripts, and Health Screening Report (LIC 503) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101217(d)
- Sep 7, 2023Nothing cited
- Sep 1, 2022Nothing cited
- Nov 23, 2021Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).
How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None41%
- 1 of 438%This center
- 2 of 415%
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- June 23, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since November 2021 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(d) Combustibles, cleaning equipment and cleaning agents shall be stored in an area separate from food supplies in a locked cabinet or in a location inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as cleaning products such as (frebreeze and disinfecting wipes) where observed to be in areas that are deemed staff access only but are still potentially accessible to children which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· June 23, 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.
Jun 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · June 23, 2025
CCR 101238.4(d) · Type B
(d) Combustibles, cleaning equipment and cleaning agents shall be stored in an area separate from food supplies in a locked cabinet or in a location inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as cleaning products such as (frebreeze and disinfecting wipes) where observed to be in areas that are deemed staff access only but are still potentially accessible to children which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101217(d) · Type B
(d) All personnel records shall be maintained at the child care center and shall be available to the licensing agency for review. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as some staff files had incomplete or missing required documentation (including proof of immunizations against Measles (MMR) & Pertussis (Tdap), transcripts, and Health Screening Report (LIC 503) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 648-2048
- Address
- 5472 Central Ave., Newark, 94560
- License
- 013422428
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
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.