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Kidango-hillview Crest Child Development Center

31410 Wheelon Ave, Hayward, CA 94544 · Alameda County
Child care center (preschool)

Kidango-hillview Crest Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Hayward, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 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 #32 of 43 centers in Hayward and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 61%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #32 of 43 centers in Hayward
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 14, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 6, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 5, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 14, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJan 17, 2024 · Inspection · no citationDec 14, 2022 · Inspection · no citationSep 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 10, 2021 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type BNov 5, 2025Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time 1 Center Director must provide to the LPA proof of training to staff regarding supervision to children in care. Proof was received during LPA visit on 11/5/2025 and corrective actions taken by the facility. Based on admission and interview with staff, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a child was left unsupervised during a classroom transition, which poses an potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Nov 5, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceFeb 7, 2001
LicenseeKidango, INC.
AdministratorKavitha Ramesh
Phone(510) 907-1543
State facility #013415366

Common questions

Does Kidango-hillview Crest Child Development Center take infants?

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

Has Kidango-hillview Crest Child Development Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Kidango-hillview Crest Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Hayward?

It is tied for #32 of 43 centers in Hayward by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Kidango-hillview Crest Child Development Center last inspected?

Mar 14, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Kidango-hillview Crest Child Development Center cost?

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

Who runs Kidango-hillview Crest Child Development Center?

The licensee is Kidango, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Kavitha Ramesh.

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 013415366 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.