San Joaquin Delta College Child Development Center
San Joaquin Delta College Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Stockton, CA, licensed for up to 144 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 3). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #85 of 100 centers in Stockton and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (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 POC: Director will submit plan of correction by the
101223 Personal Rights (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(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 including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; 1 POC;Director stated that she will start by providing a copy of personal rights of the children to staff and have individual meetings with all staff t odiscuss personal rights and making sure that they undertans what children personal rights are. Also Director will provide the plan meeting notes to LPA. or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This requirement was not met as evidence by; Based on interviews staff used inappropriate tone of voice and handle the children inappropriately. This is a requirement that if not corrected poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care. 8
(a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Facility has been provided water that is hazardous to children health. This is a violation that if not corrected can pose a health and safety risk to the children in care. During today's visit LPM and LPA observed the affected water outlets were not in use. Director stated after she was informed she took immediate action. She contacted a plumber to turn off and repair or replaced affected drinking/cooking water outlets.
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights-Staff handle children roughly
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About this center
Common questions
Does San Joaquin Delta College Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has San Joaquin Delta College Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 27, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about San Joaquin Delta College Child Development Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does San Joaquin Delta College Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Stockton?
It is tied for #85 of 100 centers in Stockton by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was San Joaquin Delta College Child Development Center last inspected?
Jan 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does San Joaquin Delta College Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask San Joaquin Delta College Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Joaquin County, which includes Stockton, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs San Joaquin Delta College Child Development Center?
The licensee is San Joaquin Delta Community College District, and the administrator listed with the state is Brown Laprice.
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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 390321278 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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