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Saybrook Learning Center

1355 Walden Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94597 · Contra Costa County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Saybrook Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Walnut Creek, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. 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 #22 of 38 centers in Walnut Creek and better than 32% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 32%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. More citations than most
Tied for #22 of 38 centers in Walnut Creek
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
2Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 15, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 15, 2025 · Inspection · no citationSep 2, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 12, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 3, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 3, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2

Citations, newest first

Type BAug 12, 2022Case management visit (other)Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(c)
By 08/26/2022, the facility will have the fence fixed. The facility will sent pictures to LPA Watts for clearance. Outdoor fence leaning inward toward children play equiment. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 3, 2022
Type BAug 3, 2022Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(c)
When opened, main gate did not close or lock properly which poses a potential risk for the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 3, 2022

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedAug 3, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jul 29, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Physical Plant - Facility gate does not appropriately close/lock
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity70 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 1, 2005
LicenseeMagical Zone Corp.
AdministratorSoledad Peoples
Phone(925) 937-8211
State facility #073405001

Common questions

Does Saybrook Learning Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Saybrook Learning Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Saybrook Learning Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Saybrook Learning Center compare with other daycares in Walnut Creek?

It is tied for #22 of 38 centers in Walnut Creek by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 32% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Saybrook Learning Center last inspected?

Apr 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Saybrook Learning Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Saybrook Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Walnut Creek, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Saybrook Learning Center?

The licensee is Magical Zone Corp., and the administrator listed with the state is Soledad Peoples.

Licensed centers nearby

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 073405001 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.