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Adventure Time - Independent

21201 Independent School Road, Castro Valley, CA 94552 · Alameda County
School-age child care center

Adventure Time - Independent is a licensed child care center in Castro Valley, CA, licensed for up to 150 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1990. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 3). 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.

Inspection record

More citations than 60%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #16 of 24 centers in Castro Valley
1Type A citations
2Type B citations
5Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 2, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 2, 2026 · Inspection · no citationDec 4, 2025 · Inspection · no citationNov 4, 2024 · Inspection · no citationSep 8, 2023 · Inspection · no citationSep 8, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 22, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Records & paperwork1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type ASep 8, 2023Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
By 9/13/2023 Director will submit a written plan to LPA Pringle on how the facility staff will ensure complete supervision of all children in care at all times while outside. Director will give this to all staff and have them sign the plan. Director will submit signed plans to LPA Pringle. Child sustained a fractured wrist while in care. Injury was not seen by any staff member present that day. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 13, 2023
Type BSep 8, 2023Case management visit (incident)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(B)
A child sustained a fractured wrist witle in care and the incident was not reported to the Department.
Plan of correction due Sep 13, 2023
Type BSep 22, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review & interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 4 staff members did not have a current Mandated Reporter certificate which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 21, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity150 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMay 4, 1990
LicenseeTuller Corporation, The
AdministratorLucy Macias
Phone(510) 733-9134
State facility #010212693

Common questions

Does Adventure Time - Independent take infants?

Not under this license, which covers school-age children.

Has Adventure Time - Independent had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 8, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Adventure Time - Independent 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 Adventure Time - Independent last inspected?

Jun 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Adventure Time - Independent cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Adventure Time - Independent for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Castro Valley, was $798 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Adventure Time - Independent?

The licensee is Tuller Corporation, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Lucy Macias.

Licensed centers nearby

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 010212693 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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