El Sobrante · Licensed center
Sunshine Playschool
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 30 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 August 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 26, 2026Nothing cited
- Jul 23, 2025Nothing cited
Oct 26, 20231 citation
101700.3Type B
“Licensee shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. Based on recored review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there was a small sink in the facility break room that has a lead exceedance, which poses a potiential Health and Safety risk to persons in care.”
101700.3
- Aug 26, 2022Nothing 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
- August 26, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since August 2022 — 3 cited nothing
- 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.
Oct 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 26, 2023
101700.3 · Type B
Licensee shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. Based on recored review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there was a small sink in the facility break room that has a lead exceedance, which poses a potiential Health and Safety risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 307-4365
- Address
- 5151 Argyle Road, El Sobrante, 94803
- License
- 073408909
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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.