Small Size Big Mind Preschool & Infant Center · Preschool, Alameda
Small Size Big Mind Preschool & Infant Center is a licensed child care center in Alameda, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 32 centers in Alameda and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Small Size Big Mind Preschool & Infant Center 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 Preschool & Infant Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Small Size Big Mind Preschool & Infant Center compare with other daycares in Alameda?
It is tied for #1 of 32 centers in Alameda by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Small Size Big Mind Preschool & Infant Center last inspected?
Jan 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Small Size Big Mind Preschool & Infant Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Small Size Big Mind Preschool & Infant Center 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 Preschool & Infant Center?
The licensee is Small Size Big Mind, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Yvonne Obenchain.
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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 013418967 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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