Llesa Children's Center · Preschool, Livermore
Llesa Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Livermore, CA, licensed for up to 100 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1986. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #39 of 44 centers in Livermore and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above A child was left behind in classroom during transitioning children to playground This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
101223 (a)(3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse, or other actions of a punitive nature…, 1 Director ensured that all staff had the training to prevent personal rights violations. Facility director termiated the staff. LPA clear the deficiency during the visit and provided POC letter. Staff spoke to child in raised voice as child was not listening to staff, which posed an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 8
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as large play structure (blue pole) in playground has a loose screw/bolt, small play structure's stair is in disrepair during today's inspection, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as last fire drill was documented as conducted on 2/19/25, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interview, a staff member violated a child's personal rights which poses 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.
(d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. 1 During the complaint investigation, Assistant Director Martha Garcia viewed the "Reporting Requirements" video on the ccld.ca.gov website and discussed the video with LPA Plumboy This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on interview and record review, the Director did not report the incident or law enforcement presence at the facility which poses 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.
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights- Staff yelled at day care child
Personal Rights- Staff handled child inappropriately
Reporting Requirements- Facility failed to report unusual incident
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Llesa Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Llesa Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Llesa Children's Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Llesa Children's Center compare with other daycares in Livermore?
It is #39 of 44 centers in Livermore by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Llesa Children's Center last inspected?
Oct 3, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Llesa Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Llesa Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Livermore, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Llesa Children's Center?
The licensee is Laboratory Family Services, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Rebecca Hester.
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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 010210116 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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