Richmond · Licensed center
Skytown Preschool
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 36 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since January 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 25, 2026Nothing cited
May 15, 20241 citation
CCR 101216(i)(1)Type A
“Prior to employment or inital presence in the child care center, all employees and volunteers subject to a criminal record review shall: (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by law or department regulations This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, by having a teacher without a criminal record clearance caring for children, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.”
CCR 101216(i)(1)
Jan 29, 20242 citations
CCR 101216(c)Type B
“This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring parent volunteers are not left alone and/or included in the center's staffing plan, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101216(c)
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Type B
“(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by testing its drinking water for lead contamination prior to 01/01/2023, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 85% of 568 had rules cited at 1 or none.
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%
- 2 of 312%This center
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 25, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since January 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
Prior to employment or inital presence in the child care center, all employees and volunteers subject to a criminal record review shall: (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by law or department regulations This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, by having a teacher without a criminal record clearance caring for children, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
· May 15, 2024
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 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 15, 2024
CCR 101216(i)(1) · Type A
Prior to employment or inital presence in the child care center, all employees and volunteers subject to a criminal record review shall: (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by law or department regulations This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, by having a teacher without a criminal record clearance caring for children, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Jan 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · January 29, 2024
CCR 101216(c) · Type B
This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring parent volunteers are not left alone and/or included in the center's staffing plan, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by testing its drinking water for lead contamination prior to 01/01/2023, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 609-4119
- Address
- 5714 Solano Avenue, Richmond, 94805
- License
- 073408876
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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
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.