Highlands Pre-school
Highlands Pre-school is a licensed child care center in Piedmont, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1974. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #269 of 565 centers in Alameda County and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
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Based on observation,and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a copy of the water lead test report was not posted at facility or made available for review today which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Highlands Pre-school take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Highlands Pre-school had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Highlands Pre-school compare with other daycares in Alameda County?
It is tied for #269 of 565 centers in Alameda County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Highlands Pre-school last inspected?
Jan 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Highlands Pre-school cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Highlands Pre-school for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Piedmont, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Highlands Pre-school?
The licensee is Highlands Preschool, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Joanna Wood.
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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 010200300 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.