Walnut Acres Day Care Center
Walnut Acres Day Care Center is a licensed child care center in Walnut Creek, CA, licensed for up to 205 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1990. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 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 #22 of 38 centers in Walnut Creek and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation it was determined that the facility had one toy with mold on it in the garden toy box which posed a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above when staff Jennifer Louie, did not obtain a criminal record clearance and was caring for children which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Walnut Acres Day Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Walnut Acres Day Care Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Walnut Acres Day Care Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Walnut Acres Day Care Center compare with other daycares in Walnut Creek?
It is tied for #22 of 38 centers in Walnut Creek by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Walnut Acres Day Care Center last inspected?
Aug 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Walnut Acres Day Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Walnut Acres Day Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Walnut Creek, was $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Walnut Acres Day Care Center?
The licensee is Walnut Acres Day Care Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Jaime Teel.
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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 070211217 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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