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Shooting Stars Preschool

7156 Regional St, Dublin, CA 94568 · Alameda County
Child care center (preschool)

Shooting Stars Preschool is a licensed child care center in Dublin, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #17 of 34 centers in Dublin and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 54% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #17 of 34 centers in Dublin
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
5 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
2 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 16, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Apr 16, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Apr 3, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Jun 6, 2024 · Inspection · citation found May 16, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Jul 8, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 1
Food & feeding 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jun 6, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The opening teacher, S3, does not have a valid CPR and first aid certificate on the file, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 7, 2024
Type B Jun 6, 2024 Inspection Food & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(18)
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed that the toaster and slow cooker in the kitchen are sticky and full of remnants, which poses/poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 7, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity 30 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jun 22, 2015
Licensee Dilip Chetan
Administrator Pradnya Gupte
Phone (925) 361-5053
State facility # 013422026
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Common questions

Does Shooting Stars Preschool take infants?

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

Has Shooting Stars Preschool had any serious violations?

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

How does Shooting Stars Preschool compare with other daycares in Dublin?

It is tied for #17 of 34 centers in Dublin by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Shooting Stars Preschool last inspected?

Apr 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Shooting Stars Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shooting Stars Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Dublin, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Shooting Stars Preschool?

The licensee is Dilip Chetan, and the administrator listed with the state is Pradnya Gupte.

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 013422026 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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