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Forest Hills Preschool and Child Care

5834 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez, CA 94553 · Contra Costa County
Infant center

Forest Hills Preschool and Child Care is a licensed child care center in Martinez, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A, most often for health & medication (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #12 of 24 centers in Martinez and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 72% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #12 of 24 centers in Martinez
0 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected May 16, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) May 16, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Mar 1, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Mar 10, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 2
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B May 16, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. THIS REQUIREMENT WAS NOT MET AS EVIDENCED BY A REVIEW OF RECORDS WHICH REVEALED ONE TEACHER DOES NOT HAVE PROOF OF THE MEASLES VACCINATION IN FILE
Plan of correction due May 30, 2025
Type B Mar 1, 2023 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. A REVIEW OF STAFF RECORDS REVEALED STAFF MEMBERS KAMILIA MAHDID, NORENE COOPER AND DAMANJEET PANNU DO NOT HAVE PROOF OF THE MEASLES VACCINATION IN FILE.
Plan of correction due Mar 15, 2023
Type B Mar 1, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. A REVIEW OF RECORDS TODAY REVEALED STAFF MEMBER KAMILIA MAHDID DOES NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED HEALTH SCREENING FORM IN FILE.
Plan of correction due Mar 15, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Mar 10, 2022 Complaint investigation received Dec 20, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 16 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Apr 17, 2003
Licensee Forest Hills Preschool And Child Care, INC.
Administrator Ravinder Walia
Phone (925) 370-1601
State facility # 073404021
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Common questions

Does Forest Hills Preschool and Child Care take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Forest Hills Preschool and Child Care had any serious violations?

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

Have there been complaints about Forest Hills Preschool and Child Care?

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

How does Forest Hills Preschool and Child Care compare with other daycares in Martinez?

It is tied for #12 of 24 centers in Martinez by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Forest Hills Preschool and Child Care last inspected?

May 16, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Forest Hills Preschool and Child Care cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Forest Hills Preschool and Child Care for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Martinez, was $1,730 a month for infants (about $2,180 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Forest Hills Preschool and Child Care?

The licensee is Forest Hills Preschool And Child Care, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Ravinder Walia.

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 073404021 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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