Skytown Preschool
Skytown Preschool is a licensed child care center in Richmond, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #30 of 33 centers in Richmond and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
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Prior to employment or inital presence in the child care center, all employees and volunteers subject to a criminal record review shall: (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by law or department regulations This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 By end of day on 5/15/24, the licensee will email LPA a photo of the livescan receipt showing that Susan Clark went to obtain a fingerprint clearance. This adult is not allowed back at the facility until an eligible clearance has been granted. Please call the licensing office to confirm an eligible clearance has been obtained in Guardian, before allowing this adult back at the facility. LPA will make a follow up visit. Based on interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, by having a teacher without a criminal record clearance caring for children, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care. 8
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring parent volunteers are not left alone and/or included in the center's staffing plan, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by testing its drinking water for lead contamination prior to 01/01/2023, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Skytown Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Skytown Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 15, 2024, for staff health screening and personnel requirements. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Skytown Preschool compare with other daycares in Richmond?
It is #30 of 33 centers in Richmond by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Skytown Preschool last inspected?
Aug 25, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Skytown Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Skytown Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Richmond, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Skytown Preschool?
The licensee is Skytown Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Allison Crapo.
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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 073408876 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.