ABC Preschool & Daycare · Preschool, Castro Valley
ABC Preschool & Daycare is a licensed child care center in Castro Valley, CA, licensed for up to 21 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 24 centers in Castro Valley and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two children's Consent for Emergency Medical Treatment (LIC 627) forms are either incomplete or missing which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation & record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two children who were taken to the nearby elementary school for TK class by a staff member were not signed out by the facility which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one play structure in the outdoor play area is unsafe with hazardous surfaces and materials attached to the structure which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The facility was issued an advisory note (technical violation) for this same issue on 06/19/2023 and has not made the appropriate changes resulting in the issuance of this citation today.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one staff member did not have proof of immunizations for Measles (MMR) & Pertussis (Tdap) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does ABC Preschool & Daycare take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has ABC Preschool & Daycare had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
How does ABC Preschool & Daycare compare with other daycares in Castro Valley?
It is tied for #16 of 24 centers in Castro Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was ABC Preschool & Daycare last inspected?
Jun 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does ABC Preschool & Daycare cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask ABC Preschool & Daycare for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Castro Valley, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs ABC Preschool & Daycare?
The licensee is Footsteps Preschool, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Anupama Malhotra.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 015700561 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.