Gan B'nai Shalom at Congregation B'nai Shalom · Preschool, Walnut Creek
Gan B'nai Shalom at Congregation B'nai Shalom was a licensed child care center in Walnut Creek, CA, licensed for up to 65 children. Its license closed around September 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it once, investigated 4 complaints (1 substantiated) and issued 5 citations, none of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
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A REVIEW OF RECORDS: which revealed 6 staff members do not have health screenings, TB test results and immunization records in file
A REVIEW OF RECORDS WHICH REVEALED STAFF MEMBERS MANDATED REPORTER CERTIFICATES HAVE EXPIRED.
By 8/24/23 Licensee agreed to inform all parents about the incident and obtain acknowledgement. Verification to be submitted to Licensing. Per investigation, Licensee failed to report parents unusual incident of venomous snake sighting in the premises during day care hours while children were present in the vicinity. This poses a potential risk to health and safety of children.
By 8/24/23 Licensee agreed submit written statement of understanding of this regulation. Per investigation, Licensee failed to report unusual incident to Licensing of venomous snake sighting in the premises during day care hours while children were present in the vicinity. This poses a potential risk to health and safety of children.
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. 2 staff SHANI ROSENBAUM and MELISSA MARICICH did not have fingerprint associations to the license. Director stated they attempted to send transfer requests to Licensing Office when staff were hired in 2018. She was under the impression they were associated. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Reporting Requirements: Facility did not notify daycare children's parents of unusual incident
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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 073405006 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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