Ala Costa Center - Alameda Site
Ala Costa Center - Alameda Site is a licensed child care center in Alameda, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 32 centers in Alameda and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Ala Costa Center - Alameda Site take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Ala Costa Center - Alameda Site had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Ala Costa Center - Alameda Site compare with other daycares in Alameda?
It is tied for #1 of 32 centers in Alameda by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Ala Costa Center - Alameda Site last inspected?
Apr 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ala Costa Center - Alameda Site cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ala Costa Center - Alameda Site for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Alameda, was $798 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Ala Costa Center - Alameda Site?
The licensee is Ala Costa Centers, and the administrator listed with the state is Michael A. Pereira.
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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 013420979 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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