Little Hearts Learning Center DBA Safari Kid · Preschool, Dublin
Little Hearts Learning Center DBA Safari Kid is a licensed child care center in Dublin, CA, licensed for up to 115 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #25 of 34 centers in Dublin and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on the observations, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The teacher supervising toddlers in the toddler component is not fully qualified. The teacher does not have the required infant/toddler units, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility representative did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 11 staff did not have proof of MMR which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility representative did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 9 staff did not have proof of immunizations which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility representative did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 9 staff did not have proof of completed mandated reporter training which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 9 staff did not have a completed LIC 503 health screening which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Little Hearts Learning Center DBA Safari Kid take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Little Hearts Learning Center DBA Safari Kid had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Little Hearts Learning Center DBA Safari Kid compare with other daycares in Dublin?
It is tied for #25 of 34 centers in Dublin by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Hearts Learning Center DBA Safari Kid last inspected?
May 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Hearts Learning Center DBA Safari Kid cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Hearts Learning Center DBA Safari Kid for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Dublin, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Hearts Learning Center DBA Safari Kid?
The licensee is Little Hearts Learning Center DBA Safari Kid, and the administrator listed with the state is Kruthi Rajagopal.
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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 015700607 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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