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Little Peoples Preschool & Day Care

33700 Alvarado - Niles Road, Union City, CA 94587 · Alameda County
1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

Little Peoples Preschool & Day Care is a licensed child care center in Union City, CA, licensed for up to 63 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, none of them Type A, most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 11 centers in Union City and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#8 of 11 centers in Union City
0 Type A citations
4 Type B citations
5 Inspections
1 of 2 Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 25, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Mar 25, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Oct 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation May 9, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Aug 28, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Jan 24, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Feb 24, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Feb 17, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 2
Records & paperwork 1
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Aug 28, 2024 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Admission agreements §101219(f)
Based on record review, the center charged a family a fee that did not corrolate with the admission agreement which could pose a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Plan of correction due Aug 30, 2024
Type B Feb 24, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on interview, the facility has not completed the lead testing, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 24, 2023
Type B Feb 17, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Carbon monoxide detectors §1596.954
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not meet the requirement maintaining a functioning carbon monoxide detector which poses a potential Health and Safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 17, 2022
Type B Feb 17, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications
Director qualifications and duties §101215.1(h)(1)(A)
Based on observation, interview, record review the director did not comply with the section cited above. The Facility director is missing an Administration/staff relations class which poses a potential health, safety risk to the children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 17, 2022

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Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Oct 21, 2025 Complaint investigation received Oct 16, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Aug 28, 2024 Complaint investigation received Aug 23, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Admission Agreement- Staff did not follow policies and procedures in the Admission Agreement
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 63 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Feb 21, 1992
Licensee Apostolic Assembly Of The Faith In C. Jesus, INC.
Administrator Elizabeth Romo
Phone (510) 489-8650
State facility # 010214282
Parent reviews Google Maps reviews
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Common questions

Does Little Peoples Preschool & Day Care take infants?

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

Has Little Peoples Preschool & Day Care had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Little Peoples Preschool & Day Care?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Little Peoples Preschool & Day Care compare with other daycares in Union City?

It is #8 of 11 centers in Union City 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 Peoples Preschool & Day Care last inspected?

Mar 25, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Little Peoples Preschool & Day Care cost?

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

Who runs Little Peoples Preschool & Day Care?

The licensee is Apostolic Assembly Of The Faith In C. Jesus, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Elizabeth Romo.

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 010214282 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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