Hayward · Licensed center
Northstar School
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 25 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 6 licensing inspections since March 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 28, 2026Nothing cited
- May 27, 2025Nothing cited
May 7, 20251 citation
CCR 101217(a)(14)Type A
“(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: (14) Documentation of either a criminal record clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by Section 101170(e). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as staff S2 does not have fingerprint clearance on file, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101217(a)(14)
- May 1, 2024Nothing cited
- Mar 17, 2023Nothing cited
- Mar 21, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 6 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 6 times split three ways: 17% had fewer, 35% the same, and 48% more (252 centers).
How all 252 Bay Area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 252 Bay Area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None17%
- 1 of 635%This center
- 2 of 631%
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 66%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- April 28, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since March 2022 — 5 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: (14) Documentation of either a criminal record clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by Section 101170(e). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as staff S2 does not have fingerprint clearance on file, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· May 7, 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 7, 2025
CCR 101217(a)(14) · Type A
(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: (14) Documentation of either a criminal record clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by Section 101170(e). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as staff S2 does not have fingerprint clearance on file, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 397-1501
- Address
- 22502 Woodroe Ave., Hayward, 94541
- License
- 013422451
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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, 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.