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Sunshine House - Brentwood

401 Chestnut Street, Brentwood, CA 94513 · Contra Costa County
Child care center (preschool)

Sunshine House - Brentwood is a licensed child care center in Brentwood, CA, licensed for up to 38 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. 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 37 centers in Brentwood and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citations since Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 37 centers in Brentwood
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
No citations in 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected Feb 10, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Feb 10, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Sep 3, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 13, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Sep 3, 2025 Complaint investigation received Jul 28, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 38 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jul 1, 1997
Licensee Sunshine House Children's Centers, INC.
Administrator Hiu Laam Chow
Phone (925) 634-5678
State facility # 073401009
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Common questions

Does Sunshine House - Brentwood take infants?

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

Has Sunshine House - Brentwood had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Sunshine House - Brentwood?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Sunshine House - Brentwood compare with other daycares in Brentwood?

It is tied for #1 of 37 centers in Brentwood by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Sunshine House - Brentwood last inspected?

Feb 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Sunshine House - Brentwood cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sunshine House - Brentwood for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Brentwood, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Sunshine House - Brentwood?

The licensee is Sunshine House Children's Centers, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Hiu Laam Chow.

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 073401009 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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