Gilroy · Licensed center
Los Arroyos Child Development Center
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 12 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 4 licensing inspections since April 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Mar 13, 2026Nothing cited
May 28, 20251 citation
CCR 101439.1(f)(1)(A)Type B
“(f) Cribs shall be free from all loose articles and objects, including blankets and pillows. (1) Pacifiers shall be allowed in the crib if the following provisions are in place: (A) There shall not be anything attached to the pacifier. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed that there was a leash attached to the pacifier.”
CCR 101439.1(f)(1)(A)
- Apr 25, 2024Nothing cited
Apr 28, 20222 citations
CCR 101239(f)(1)Type B
“(f) Solid waste shall be stored, located and disposed of in a manner that will not transmit communicable diseases or odors, create a nuisance, or provide a breeding place or food source for insects or rodents. (1) All containers used for storage of solid wastes, including moveable bins, shall have a tightfitting cover that is kept on; shall be in good repair; and shall be leakproof and rodent-proof. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Trash can for diapers did not have a tight-fitted lid, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101239(f)(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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out 4 staff, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 4 times had fewer: 79% of 569 had rules cited at 1 or none.
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%
- 2 of 415%This center
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- March 13, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since April 2022 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(f) Cribs shall be free from all loose articles and objects, including blankets and pillows. (1) Pacifiers shall be allowed in the crib if the following provisions are in place: (A) There shall not be anything attached to the pacifier. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed that there was a leash attached to the pacifier.
· May 28, 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.
May 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 28, 2025
CCR 101439.1(f)(1)(A) · Type B
(f) Cribs shall be free from all loose articles and objects, including blankets and pillows. (1) Pacifiers shall be allowed in the crib if the following provisions are in place: (A) There shall not be anything attached to the pacifier. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed that there was a leash attached to the pacifier.
Apr 2022 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · April 28, 2022
CCR 101239(f)(1) · Type B
(f) Solid waste shall be stored, located and disposed of in a manner that will not transmit communicable diseases or odors, create a nuisance, or provide a breeding place or food source for insects or rodents. (1) All containers used for storage of solid wastes, including moveable bins, shall have a tightfitting cover that is kept on; shall be in good repair; and shall be leakproof and rodent-proof. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Trash can for diapers did not have a tight-fitted lid, which 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 record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out 4 staff, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (408) 763-7827
- Address
- 885 Moro Drive, Gilroy, 95020
- License
- 434416394
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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.