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Cape Almond Center

1401 Almond Ave., Livermore, CA 94550 · Alameda County
Child care center (preschool)

Cape Almond Center is a licensed child care center in Livermore, CA, licensed for up to 64 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for food & feeding (1 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #27 of 44 centers in Livermore and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 58%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #27 of 44 centers in Livermore
0Type A citations
3Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 29, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Oct 29, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundApr 16, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 19, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundSep 28, 2022 · Inspection · no citationOct 5, 2021 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Food & feeding1
Records & paperwork1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BOct 29, 2025InspectionFood & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(19)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, as facility has expired brown bread muffins in the refrigerator, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 5, 2025
Type BApr 16, 2024Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)
101212(d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the childcare center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours........ 1 CAPE management will conduct and record Staff Meeting to review the Reporting Requirements regulation. POC proof needs to be mailed to the Regional Office by
Plan of correction due Apr 26, 2024
Type BSep 19, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 staff members does not have current Mandated reporter training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 3, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedApr 16, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Apr 8, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity64 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 22, 2016
LicenseeCape, INC.
AdministratorChristine Yim
Phone(925) 443-3434
State facility #013422437

Other licenses at this address

Common questions

Does Cape Almond Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Cape Almond Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Cape Almond Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Cape Almond Center compare with other daycares in Livermore?

It is tied for #27 of 44 centers in Livermore by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Cape Almond Center last inspected?

Oct 29, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Cape Almond Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cape Almond Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Livermore, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Cape Almond Center?

The licensee is Cape, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Christine Yim.

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 013422437 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.