Sycamore Christian Pre-school
Sycamore Christian Pre-school is a licensed child care center in El Cerrito, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them 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 13 centers in El Cerrito and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Sycamore Christian Pre-school take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Sycamore Christian Pre-school had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Sycamore Christian Pre-school?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Sycamore Christian Pre-school compare with other daycares in El Cerrito?
It is tied for #1 of 13 centers in El Cerrito by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Sycamore Christian Pre-school last inspected?
Jul 25, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Sycamore Christian Pre-school cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sycamore Christian Pre-school for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes El Cerrito, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Sycamore Christian Pre-school?
The licensee is Sycamore Congregational Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Yoshimi Kinoshita.
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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 073400435 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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