Forest Hills Preschool and Child Care Center · Preschool, Martinez
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.
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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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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Staff handled child in a rough manner
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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.
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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 073407440 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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