Our Island Preschool

1910 Santa Clara Street, Alameda, CA 94501 · Alameda County

Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Our Island Preschool is a licensed child care center in Alameda, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2026. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 0 times since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

0Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 1 state visit since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected —

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity15 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceJul 8, 2026

LicenseeMaria Chew

AdministratorMaria Chew

Phone(510) 545-9883

State facility #013423808

Common questions

Has Our Island Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How much does Our Island Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Our Island Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Alameda, was $1,874 a month for infants (about $2,360 today), $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) and $798 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Our Island Preschool?

The licensee is Maria Chew, and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Chew.

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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 013423808 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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