Small Size Big Mind INC
Small Size Big Mind INC is a licensed child care center in Alameda, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 6 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 5). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #27 of 32 centers in Alameda and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, two children in care have been permitted to use the facility for limited play activities while under the supervision of staff, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to children in care. 8 Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Based on interviews conducted, it was determined that an incident involving a staff member and child was not reported to Licensing which poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care. 8 Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Interviews disclosed a child was left unsupervised in the outdoor play area. 8 Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
By COB 12/13\/2023, Director will hold a training regarding techiques to be used during nap time. Director will have staff sign a form understanding this training. Director will also submit Training form and a attendance sheet to licensing. Staff restricting child's movement during nap time by putting leg over child so child cannot move from cot which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care. 8 Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
child was sleeping on an unsafe area which is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 • Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Complaint investigations
Children are allowed to play supervised in the facility kitchen while morning snack is being prepared.
Staff are not properly reporting incidents involving daycare children
Child left outside unattended.
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Common questions
Does Small Size Big Mind INC take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Small Size Big Mind INC had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 21, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Small Size Big Mind INC?
California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Small Size Big Mind INC compare with other daycares in Alameda?
It is tied for #27 of 32 centers in Alameda by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Small Size Big Mind INC last inspected?
Oct 10, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Small Size Big Mind INC cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Small Size Big Mind INC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Alameda, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Small Size Big Mind INC?
The licensee is Small Size Big Mind, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Malyka Chop.
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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 013423060 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.