Joyful Kids Academy LLC DBA Parkside Joyful Kids · Infant Center, Concord
Joyful Kids Academy LLC DBA Parkside Joyful Kids is a licensed child care center in Concord, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 3 citations, 1 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 #44 of 56 centers in Concord and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
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Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. This requirement was not met as evidenced by a review of records which revealed two staff members do not have up to date mandated reporter certificates in file
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3 staff was not associated or have an active fingerprint clearance which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed a bouncer in the infant crib area which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Joyful Kids Academy LLC DBA Parkside Joyful Kids take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Joyful Kids Academy LLC DBA Parkside Joyful Kids had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 18, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
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 $1,730 a month for infants (about $2,180 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 073407475 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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