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Forest Hills Preschool and Child Care Center · Preschool, Martinez

127 Midhill Rd, Martinez, CA 94553 · Contra Costa County
1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

Forest Hills Preschool and Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Martinez, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #22 of 24 centers in Martinez and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 92% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #22 of 24 centers in Martinez
1 Type A citations
5 Type B citations
2 Inspections
1 of 2 Complaints substantiated
6 citations from 6 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 Oct 24, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Aug 21, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Mar 3, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Oct 13, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 2, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 2
Health & medication 2
Caregiver conduct 1
Background checks 1

Citations, newest first

Type B May 16, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(c)
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 THERE IS ONE STAFF MEMBER THAT DOES NOT CURRENT MANDATED REPORTER CERTIFICATE IN FILE
Plan of correction due May 30, 2025
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 TWO STAFF MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE PROOF OF UPDATED FLU VACCINE AND ONE MEMBER THAT DOES NOT HAVE PROOF OF MEASLES VACCINE IN FILE
Plan of correction due May 30, 2025
Type A Oct 24, 2024 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
site director has handled a child in a rough manner which is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 • Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Plan of correction due Oct 25, 2024
Type B Aug 21, 2024 Case management visit (deficiencies) Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
Criminal Record Clearance.All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: 1 Director shall submit a letter to CCL by 8/22/24 ensuring that S1 will not be in the presence of children until she has criminal record clearance and is associated to the facility. Director shall also review the regulation and Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department. This requirement was not met as evidence by: S1 did not have criminal record clearance which is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 submit a letter to CCL by 8/22/24 ensuring that she understands the regulation and shall remain in compliance.
Plan of correction due Aug 22, 2024
Type B Mar 3, 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 RECORDS TODAY REVEALED STAFF MEMBER JENNIFER FARR DOES NOT HAVE IMMUNIZATION RECORDS IN FILE
Plan of correction due Mar 17, 2023
Type B Mar 3, 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 JENNIFER FARR DOES NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED HEALTH SCREENING FORM IN FILE.
Plan of correction due Mar 17, 2023

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Oct 24, 2024 Complaint investigation received Aug 13, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Staff handled child in a rough manner
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Jun 2, 2022 Complaint investigation received Mar 17, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 72 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jun 27, 2014
Licensee Forest Hills Preschool And Child Care, INC.
Administrator Marla Watawala
Phone (925) 228-0611
State facility # 073407440
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Common questions

Does Forest Hills Preschool and Child Care Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

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

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 24, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

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

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

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

It is tied for #22 of 24 centers in Martinez by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Forest Hills Preschool and Child Care Center last inspected?

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

How much does Forest Hills Preschool and Child Care Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Forest Hills Preschool and Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Martinez, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Forest Hills Preschool and Child Care Center?

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

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 073407440 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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