Contra Costa County Child Start - Los Arboles · Preschool, Oakley
Contra Costa County Child Start - Los Arboles is a licensed child care center in Oakley, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. 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 12 centers in Oakley and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Contra Costa County Child Start - Los Arboles 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 County Child Start - Los Arboles had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Contra Costa County Child Start - Los Arboles compare with other daycares in Oakley?
It is tied for #1 of 12 centers in Oakley by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Contra Costa County Child Start - Los Arboles last inspected?
Mar 13, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Contra Costa County Child Start - Los Arboles cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Contra Costa County Child Start - Los Arboles for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Oakley, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Contra Costa County Child Start - Los Arboles?
The licensee is Contra Costa County, Community Svcs. Dept., and the administrator listed with the state is Jenny Andres.
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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 073402350 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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