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Kidango Helen Turner

23640 Reed Way, Hayward, CA 94541 · Alameda County
Infant center

Kidango Helen Turner is a licensed child care center in Hayward, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 6 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 43 centers in Hayward and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 43 centers in Hayward
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
6Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 4, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 4, 2026 · Inspection · no citationSep 23, 2025 · Inspection · no citationNov 21, 2024 · Inspection · no citationOct 23, 2023 · Inspection · no citationOct 24, 2022 · Inspection · no citationOct 8, 2021 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceDec 21, 2020
LicenseeKidango INC.
AdministratorLaurenda Ahrendt
Phone(510) 494-9601
State facility #015700528

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Common questions

Does Kidango Helen Turner take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Kidango Helen Turner had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Kidango Helen Turner compare with other daycares in Hayward?

It is tied for #1 of 43 centers in Hayward by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Kidango Helen Turner last inspected?

Sep 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Kidango Helen Turner cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kidango Helen Turner for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Hayward, was $1,874 a month for infants (about $2,360 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Kidango Helen Turner?

The licensee is Kidango INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Laurenda Ahrendt.

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 015700528 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.