Child Unique Mont. School
Child Unique Mont. School is a licensed child care center in Alameda, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #22 of 32 centers in Alameda and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on center records water supply B1 (hose in the backyard) tested above 5.5 ppb which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care.
Based on interviews and reviewed evidence the center has had aides providing care to the children causing the center to be out of ratio, which is an immediate risk to children in care.
Based on interviews and records staff 3 did not have a criminal record clearance and Staff 1 was not associated to the center, which poses an immediate risk to the children in care.
Complaint investigations
Unqualified staff caring for day-care children
Staff are operating over ratio
Unfingerprinted adults are providing care
About this center
Common questions
Does Child Unique Mont. School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Child Unique Mont. School had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 20, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Child Unique Mont. School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Child Unique Mont. School compare with other daycares in Alameda?
It is tied for #22 of 32 centers in Alameda by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Child Unique Mont. School last inspected?
Nov 25, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Child Unique Mont. School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Child Unique Mont. School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Alameda, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Child Unique Mont. School?
The licensee is Sherlinda Acker, and the administrator listed with the state is Marisela Mascorro.
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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 010210145 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.