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Kids Care Plus - Stanton

2644 Somerset Ave. + Portable., Castro Valley, CA 94546 · Alameda County
School-age child care center

Kids Care Plus - Stanton is a licensed child care center in Castro Valley, CA, licensed for up to 85 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1990. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #6 of 24 centers in Castro Valley and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 55%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #6 of 24 centers in Castro Valley
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 27, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 27, 2025 · Inspection · no citationDec 21, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 22, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 22, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJul 1, 2022 · Inspection · no citationNov 23, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BDec 21, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Director will either 1) have the faucet replaced and retested, or 2) permanently remove the faucet. This plan of correction has a due date of 01/22/2024. LPA Uribe will return to the facility after the due date to inspect the correction for compliance. One faucet sampled in the classroom tested with an Action Level Exceedance of 6.10 ppb.
Plan of correction due Jan 22, 2024

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedSep 22, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Aug 23, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity85 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 20, 1990
LicenseeKids Care Plus
AdministratorDenise Ludke
Phone(510) 733-0775
State facility #010212832

Common questions

Does Kids Care Plus - Stanton take infants?

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

Has Kids Care Plus - Stanton had any serious violations?

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

Have there been complaints about Kids Care Plus - Stanton?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Kids Care Plus - Stanton compare with other daycares in Castro Valley?

It is tied for #6 of 24 centers in Castro Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Kids Care Plus - Stanton last inspected?

Aug 27, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Kids Care Plus - Stanton cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kids Care Plus - Stanton for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Castro Valley, was $798 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Kids Care Plus - Stanton?

The licensee is Kids Care Plus, and the administrator listed with the state is Denise Ludke.

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 010212832 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.