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Sugar And Spice

2238 Mariner Square Drive, Alameda, CA 94501 · Alameda County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jan 30, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Sugar And Spice was a licensed child care center in Alameda, CA, licensed for up to 40 children. Its license closed around January 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 3 times and investigated 4 complaints, 2 substantiated, and issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

2Type A citations
3Type B citations
3Inspections
2 of 4Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 3, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 21, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 21, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 9, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 9, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 20, 2025 · Inspection · no citationAug 22, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 11, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundJul 6, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Food & feeding1
Supervision1
Training & qualifications1
Caregiver conduct1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BMar 3, 2026Complaint investigationFood & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(1)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, milk is not offered at lunch unless requested by a parent which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 3, 2026
Type AJan 21, 2026Case management visit (deficiencies)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
LPAs observed the teacher walk away from the room where the children were napping at least 10 times, leaving the napping children without visual supervision at all times which poses an immediate 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.
Plan of correction due Jan 22, 2026
Type BJan 21, 2026Complaint investigationTraining & qualifications
Director qualifications and duties §101215.1(f)(1)
When the child care center director is absent from the center, arrangements shall be made for a fully qualified teacher as specified in Section 101216.1(c) to act as substitute. (...) (1) If the child care center director is absent for more than 30 consecutive calendar days, the substitute director shall meet the qualifications of a director. Director or Acting Director shall submit proof of completion of training to become a qualified director to LPA by 1/30/26. Director was absent from the facility for more than 30 consecutive calendar days and the appointed subsitute does not meet the full qualifications of a director, 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.
Plan of correction due Jan 21, 2026
Type BDec 9, 2025Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when staff was observed changing a child's diaper on the table in front of other children which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 12, 2025
Type AApr 11, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)
Based on observation, the center did not comply with the section cited above, there was medication in an unlocked cabinet and disinfecting spray on the counter next to changing table which poses an immediate safety risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 12, 2024

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedMar 3, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Dec 20, 2025
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedJan 21, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Dec 18, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Director is not on site during operating hours.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedDec 9, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Aug 11, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedAug 22, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Jun 24, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity40 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceJan 21, 2004
ClosedJan 30, 2026
LicenseeSugar And Spice Center For Children, INC.
Last administratorCali Espinello
State facility #013417441

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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 013417441 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.