Ninos Unidos Child Development Center
Ninos Unidos Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Concord, CA, licensed for up to 146 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 5). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #49 of 56 centers in Concord and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers.
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A small cockroach was observed crawling out from/and back underneath a small shelving unit in one of the classrooms. 8 The center is currently on a monthly pest control program and proof was reviewed by LPA during this visit. Center is due for the pest control service for May. Service occurs within the first 2 weeks of the month. This deficiency is cleared today, 4/29/26.
Based on interviews and record review a staff member was written up for grabbing a running child by the collar of their shirt causing the child to fall to the floor which posed an immediate personal rights risk to children in care.
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision...(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs (1)No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time,... Supervision shall include visual observation 1 The center will schedule an all staff training regarding supervision. The training will include a plan to ensure all children are supervised at all times, the names of attending staff and the agenda for the meeting. The center will send the agenda of the all staff training and sign in sheet with all attending staffs signatures to CCL by POC date 09/22/25. Director may send agenda and sign in sheet to LPA Mario Caro via email at Mario.Caro@dss.ca.gov. This requirement was not met evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because it was determined during transition to the outside playground a child was inadvertently left behind in the classroom unsupervised which posed a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care. 8
101212(d)Upon the occurrence.of any of the events specified. below, a report shall be made.by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day.a written report.shall be submitted to the Department within seven days.(1)Events reported.: (C) Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. 1 Directors will review the licensing training video on the ccld website on reporting requirements and write a statement of understanding on the policy and procedures by POC date 09/22/25. The statement can be sent to LPA Mario Caro via email at Mario.Caro@dss.ca.gov. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on interviews and record review the facility did not comply with the section cited above by not notifying Licensing of a child being left alone in a class, and a child bein pulled to the ground by a staff member which poses as a potential risk to health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8
AN IB INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO INDICATE THAT A CHILD WAS INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHED BY AN ADULT MALE WHO WAS AT THE FACILITY TO WORK WITH ANOTHER CHILD. THE DIRECTOR SHALL IMMEDIATELY ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE CONSTANT VISUAL SUPERVISION. ALL STAFF SHALL WATCH THE VIDEO ON SUPERVISON AT https://ccld.childcarevideos.org. STAFF SHALL WRITE A SUMMARY ON WHAT THEY LEARNED AND SUBMIT TO CCL BY 7/25/22. DIRECTOR WAS ALSO NOTIFIED THAT A NON-COMPLIANCE MEETING MAY BE SCHEDULED WITH THE FACILITY BY THE DEPARTMENT.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Ninos Unidos Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ninos Unidos Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 8, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Ninos Unidos Child Development Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Ninos Unidos Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Concord?
It is tied for #49 of 56 centers in Concord by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ninos Unidos Child Development Center last inspected?
May 15, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ninos Unidos Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ninos Unidos Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Concord, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Ninos Unidos Child Development Center?
The licensee is Spanish Speaking Unity Council, and the administrator listed with the state is Jacqueline Cruz.
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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 073408220 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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