Meadowlark Children's Center
Meadowlark Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Alamo, CA, licensed for up to 26 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #5 of 7 centers in Alamo 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 record review, staff S2 did not have proof of measles immunization on file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, one child was not signed in, and one child was signed out while still present, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Meadowlark Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Meadowlark Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Meadowlark Children's Center compare with other daycares in Alamo?
It is tied for #5 of 7 centers in Alamo 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 Meadowlark Children's Center last inspected?
Sep 22, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Meadowlark Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Meadowlark Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Alamo, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Meadowlark Children's Center?
The licensee is Meadowlark Children's Center, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Giovana Merritt.
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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 073401649 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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