Mini Bay Tots Preschool
Mini Bay Tots Preschool is a licensed child care center in Richmond, CA, licensed for up to 21 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 33 centers in Richmond and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 4 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
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Common questions
Does Mini Bay Tots Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Mini Bay Tots Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Mini Bay Tots Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Mini Bay Tots Preschool compare with other daycares in Richmond?
It is tied for #16 of 33 centers in Richmond by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Mini Bay Tots Preschool last inspected?
Apr 9, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Mini Bay Tots Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mini Bay Tots Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Richmond, was $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Mini Bay Tots Preschool?
The licensee is Ruth Watkins, and the administrator listed with the state is Ruth Watkins.
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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 073408908 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.