Little Blossoms Preschool

20121 Santa Maria Ave, Castro Valley, CA 94546 · Alameda County

Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Little Blossoms Preschool is a licensed child care center in Castro Valley, CA, licensed for up to 22 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2026. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 0 times since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

0Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 1 state visit since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected —

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity22 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceAug 13, 2026

LicenseeRahel Tekelemariam

AdministratorKarina Russell

Phone(510) 978-5959

State facility #015700694

Common questions

Has Little Blossoms Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How much does Little Blossoms Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Blossoms Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Castro Valley, was $1,874 a month for infants (about $2,360 today), $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) and $798 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Little Blossoms Preschool?

The licensee is Rahel Tekelemariam, and the administrator listed with the state is Karina Russell.

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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 015700694 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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