His Growing Grove · Infant Center, Castro Valley
His Growing Grove is a licensed child care center in Castro Valley, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #6 of 24 centers in Castro Valley and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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101415(c) - At least three of the semester or equivalent quarter units required in Sections 101215.1(h)(1)(B), (h)(2) and (h)(3) shall be related to the care of infants. The Director will ensure that qualified staff are assigned to the care of infants at the facility at all times. The Director will submit a statement via email, outlining the staffing plan for infants moving forward. Due to winter break,
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 5 out of the 6 children's files reviewed did not have an updated Needs & Services Plan dated within the last 3 months which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Qualifications - Unqualified staff is providing care and supervision to daycare children.
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Common questions
Does His Growing Grove take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has His Growing Grove had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about His Growing Grove?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does His Growing Grove compare with other daycares in Castro Valley?
It is tied for #6 of 24 centers in Castro Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was His Growing Grove last inspected?
May 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does His Growing Grove cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask His Growing Grove for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Castro Valley, was $1,874 a month for infants (about $2,360 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs His Growing Grove?
The licensee is First Presbyterian Church Of Hayward, and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Youngblood.
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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 010211776 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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