Contra Costa College - Early Childhood Lab School
Contra Costa College - Early Childhood Lab School is a licensed child care center in San Pablo, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. 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 10 centers in San Pablo and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Contra Costa College - Early Childhood Lab School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Contra Costa College - Early Childhood Lab School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Contra Costa College - Early Childhood Lab School compare with other daycares in San Pablo?
It is tied for #1 of 10 centers in San Pablo by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Contra Costa College - Early Childhood Lab School last inspected?
Mar 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Contra Costa College - Early Childhood Lab School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Contra Costa College - Early Childhood Lab School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes San Pablo, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Contra Costa College - Early Childhood Lab School?
The licensee is Contra Costa College, and the administrator listed with the state is Mylene Ignacio.
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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 070212089 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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