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Saybrook Learning Center

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 70 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since August 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Apr 15, 2025Nothing cited
  • Sep 2, 2022Nothing cited
  • Aug 12, 20221 citation
    • CCR 101238(c)Type B
      • “101238 Buildings and Grounds (c) All outdoor...passageways, stairways...and other areas of potential hazard shall be kept free of obstruction. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Outdoor fence leaning inward toward children play equiment. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 101238(c)

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 51% of 568 had none cited.

How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare

Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None51%
  • 1 of 334%This center
  • 2 of 312%
  • All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
April 15, 2025
On file
3 visits since August 2022 — 2 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
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.

Apr 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Sep 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Aug 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 12, 2022

CCR 101238(c) · Type B

101238 Buildings and Grounds (c) All outdoor...passageways, stairways...and other areas of potential hazard shall be kept free of obstruction. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Outdoor fence leaning inward toward children play equiment. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Jul 2022 Complaint Substantiated

Complaint · July 29, 2022

CCR 101238(c) · Type B

101238 Buildings and Grounds (c) All outdoor and indoor passageways, stairways, inclines, ramps, open porches and other areas of potential hazard shall be kept free of obstruction. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: When opened, main gate did not close or lock properly which poses a potential risk for the health and safety of children in care.

State report

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Details

Phone
(925) 937-8211
Address
1355 Walden Road, Walnut Creek, 94597
License
073405001

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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

Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.

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