Elmhurst Day Care and Preschool
Elmhurst Day Care and Preschool is a licensed child care center in Hayward, CA, licensed for up to 78 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1987. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 43 centers in Hayward and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Elmhurst Day Care and Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Elmhurst Day Care and Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Elmhurst Day Care and Preschool compare with other daycares in Hayward?
It is tied for #1 of 43 centers in Hayward by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Elmhurst Day Care and Preschool last inspected?
Sep 5, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Elmhurst Day Care and Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Elmhurst Day Care and Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Hayward, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Elmhurst Day Care and Preschool?
The licensee is Elmhurst Baptist Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Marilyn Escoto.
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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 010210079 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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