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Sunshine House Concord

3585 Port Chicago Highway, Concord, CA 94520 · Contra Costa County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Sunshine House Concord is a licensed child care center in Concord, CA, licensed for up to 54 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #28 of 56 centers in Concord and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 61%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #28 of 56 centers in Concord
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
2Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 18, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 18, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJan 13, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 26, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 26, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BJul 26, 2022Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
DEFICIENCY HAS BEEN CORRECTED. LPA OBSERVED A NEW A/C SYSTEM BEING INSTALLED DURING TODAY'S INSPECTION. LICENSEE WILL ENSURE THAT THE TEMPERATURE INDOORS IS AT LEAST 20 DEGREES LOWER THAN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE DURING EXTREME WEATHER (HEAT). ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION THE FACILITY WAS NOT MAINTAINED IN A COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE FOR DAY CARE CHILDREN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING DURING HOT TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE. .
Plan of correction due Jul 26, 2022
Type BJul 26, 2022InspectionRecords & paperwork
Admission procedures and parents' rights §101218.1(c)
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJan 13, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Jan 4, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedJul 26, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jul 19, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
PERSONAL RIGHTS- Facility not maintained in a comfortable temperature for daycare children
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity54 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJun 22, 2021
LicenseeSunshine House Bay Area INC.
AdministratorChristy Sierra
Phone(707) 592-6405
State facility #073408903

Common questions

Does Sunshine House Concord take infants?

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

Has Sunshine House Concord had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Sunshine House Concord?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Sunshine House Concord compare with other daycares in Concord?

It is tied for #28 of 56 centers in Concord by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Sunshine House Concord last inspected?

Apr 18, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Sunshine House Concord cost?

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

Who runs Sunshine House Concord?

The licensee is Sunshine House Bay Area INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Christy Sierra.

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 073408903 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.