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Kidango Hillside

15980 Marcella Street, San Leandro, CA 94578 · Alameda County
Child care center (preschool)

Kidango Hillside is a licensed child care center in San Leandro, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 2 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #20 of 33 centers in San Leandro and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 68%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#20 of 33 centers in San Leandro
2Type A citations
0Type B citations
5Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 6, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 6, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMar 25, 2025 · Inspection · no citationApr 22, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 28, 2024 · Inspection · no citationNov 21, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 2, 2023 · Inspection · no citationMar 14, 2022 · Inspection · no citationNov 19, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision2

Citations, newest first

Type ANov 21, 2023Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
101229( a)(1)-Responsibility for Providing Care & Supervision: No Child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. Supervision includes visual supervision 1 The facility representative will create a written statement detailing new protocols in place to follow in order to prevent a child in care from being left unaccounted and without supervision. The Staff will watch the "Supervising Children in Child Care Centers" on the CCLD website. The facility representative will have all the staff sign and date the written statement This requirement was not met as evidenced based on interview. One child at the center was left outside unattended & without supervision for about five minutes which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to persons in care. 8 acknowledging that they have watched the assigned training video and understand their responsibility to provide supervision to children at all times and will implement the new protocols put in place. The facility representative will email this signed statement to LPA Woods know later than…
Plan of correction due Dec 1, 2023
Type ANov 19, 2021Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on staff interviews, it was determined that a child in care had escaped from the facility grounds due to absence of supervision. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 29, 2021

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceFeb 4, 2021
LicenseeKidango INC.
AdministratorIrma Reina
Phone(510) 516-7376
State facility #015700531

Common questions

Does Kidango Hillside take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Kidango Hillside had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 21, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Kidango Hillside compare with other daycares in San Leandro?

It is #20 of 33 centers in San Leandro by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Kidango Hillside last inspected?

May 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Kidango Hillside cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kidango Hillside for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes San Leandro, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Kidango Hillside?

The licensee is Kidango INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Irma Reina.

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 015700531 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.