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Hope Childcare Center & Preschool · Preschool, El Sobrante

2830 May Road, El Sobrante, CA 94803 · Contra Costa County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months Child care center (preschool)

Hope Childcare Center & Preschool is a licensed child care center in El Sobrante, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 7 centers in El Sobrante and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 57% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#7 of 7 centers in El Sobrante
1 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
4 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 12, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 12, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Aug 11, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 6, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 28, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Jan 21, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 17, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Jun 17, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation May 8, 2024 · Inspection · no citation May 18, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Jan 28, 2026 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when inadequate supervision contributed to a child's injury which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 29, 2026

About this center

Licensed capacity 80 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Sep 30, 2019
Licensee Hope Childcare Center & Preschool
Administrator Analyn Patten
Phone (510) 332-6497
State facility # 073408874
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Common questions

Does Hope Childcare Center & Preschool take infants?

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

Has Hope Childcare Center & Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 28, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Hope Childcare Center & Preschool compare with other daycares in El Sobrante?

It is #7 of 7 centers in El Sobrante by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Hope Childcare Center & Preschool last inspected?

Aug 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Hope Childcare Center & Preschool cost?

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

Who runs Hope Childcare Center & Preschool?

The licensee is Hope Childcare Center & Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Analyn Patten.

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 073408874 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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