Joyful Kids Academy LLC DBA Parkside Joyful Kids · Preschool, Concord
Joyful Kids Academy LLC DBA Parkside Joyful Kids is a licensed child care center in Concord, CA, licensed for up to 73 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, both of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, none of them Type A, most often for building & playground safety (2 of 5). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #44 of 56 centers in Concord and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
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Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. **Last drill conducted was documented on 3/28/2025.
Facility will make the outlet inaccessible to children in care immediately. By 02/09/2026 Director will send a written plan of remediation, ensure outlets are re-tested and submit test results. Per lead testing results, Outlet B inside the Caterpillars classroom exceeded 5ppb.
101703(a) Written Directives 101703 Post -Testing Requirements and Information (a) A fully completed, and signed as applicable, copy of the following documents shall be sent by the Child Care Center licensee to the Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) within 2 weeks of the completed sampling date: 1 Submit required documentation that was required to be sent after testing to the department by end of business day 1/23/2026. (1) External Water Sampler Self-Certification Form (LIC 9275) for certified external water samplers. (2) Facility Sketch (LIC 999) fully labeled with the locations of all water outlets, including outlets that will not be sampled. (3) Child Care Center Sampling Checklist Form (LIC 9276) This requirement was not met by: facility did not submit required documentation within required time. 8
Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when C1's glasses were broken by C2 and staff did not witness incident which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Based on records reviewed and interviews conducted, it was determined that the preschool is not a Spanish immersion school as the Parent handbook describes. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
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The facility is not adhering to the admission agreement
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Common questions
Does Joyful Kids Academy LLC DBA Parkside Joyful Kids take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Joyful Kids Academy LLC DBA Parkside Joyful Kids had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Joyful Kids Academy LLC DBA Parkside Joyful Kids?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Joyful Kids Academy LLC DBA Parkside Joyful Kids compare with other daycares in Concord?
It is tied for #44 of 56 centers in Concord by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Joyful Kids Academy LLC DBA Parkside Joyful Kids last inspected?
Jan 8, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Joyful Kids Academy LLC DBA Parkside Joyful Kids cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Joyful Kids Academy LLC DBA Parkside Joyful Kids for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Concord, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Joyful Kids Academy LLC DBA Parkside Joyful Kids?
The licensee is Joyful Kids Academy, LLC., and the administrator listed with the state is Karen Garrity.
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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 073407474 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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