Brenda's Kidz Kare
Brenda's Kidz Kare is a licensed child care center in Richmond, CA, licensed for up to 31 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #26 of 33 centers in Richmond and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
101223Personal Rights(a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature... 1 by 09/11/2024 all staff will watch Personal Rights video and email written statement indicating all staff watched video. Link to video is below: https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/child-care-center-operators/childrens-personal-rights-in-child-care/ This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on interviews the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not ensuring that children are not hit, popped, and/or whooped while in care, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights while in care. 8 By 10/09/2024 all staff must enroll into an acceptable forms of discipline course. Email LPA confirmation of enrollment into course. Please contact the Resource & Referral Agency to assist with finding a course.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because all staff members don't have the certificates on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Provider hit daycare child.
How often are complaints about daycares in Contra Costa County substantiated? See the county-by-county report →
About this center
Common questions
Does Brenda's Kidz Kare take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Brenda's Kidz Kare had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 10, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Brenda's Kidz Kare?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Brenda's Kidz Kare compare with other daycares in Richmond?
It is tied for #26 of 33 centers in Richmond by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Brenda's Kidz Kare last inspected?
Jan 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Brenda's Kidz Kare cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Brenda's Kidz Kare for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Richmond, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Brenda's Kidz Kare?
The licensee is Brenda Lewis, and the administrator listed with the state is Brenda Lewis.
Licensed centers nearby
200 - 24th Street, Richmond · 0.4 mi away · 15 spotsMore citations than mostYMCA Of The East Bay-e M Downer Elc
263 South 20th Street, Richmond · 0.4 mi away · 60 spotsToo few inspections to compareRichmond College Prep Preschool
217 South 11th St., Richmond · 0.5 mi away · 24 spotsNo citationsEarly Childhd Ed. Srvcs.dba Curious Explorers Acad
200 Broadway, Richmond · 0.5 mi away · 37 spotsToo few inspections to compareYMCA Of The East Bay - 8th Street CDC
445 8th Street, Richmond · 0.5 mi away · 82 spotsAbout typicalYMCA Of The East Bay - 8th Street CDC
445 8th Street Cdc, Richmond · 0.5 mi away · 36 spotsMore citations than most
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 073403435 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
Comparing centers? See how to choose a daycare: 30 questions to ask and a printable checklist.