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YWCA of Contra Costa - Hidden Valley

510 Glacier, Martinez, CA 94553 · Contra Costa County
3 substantiated complaints School-age child care center

YWCA of Contra Costa - Hidden Valley is a licensed child care center in Martinez, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 3 complaints, all of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, none of them Type A. 5 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #22 of 24 centers in Martinez and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 92% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #22 of 24 centers in Martinez
0 Type A citations
8 Type B citations
2 Inspections
3 of 3 Complaints substantiated
8 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 5 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 25, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 3, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Jun 3, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Jun 3, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 21, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 25, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Feb 16, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision 2
Training & qualifications 2
Caregiver conduct 1
Building & playground safety 1
Records & paperwork 1
Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jun 3, 2026 Complaint investigation Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
INTERVIEWS AND OBSERVATIONS 1 Staff are no longer employed with the facility. Licensee will ensure that new staff physically and visually supervise children while on the playground. Licensee will conduct a training on supervision with new staff. Licensee shall submit to CCL a written outline/plan on how the facility will physically and visually supervise children while on the playground by 6/10/26 WHICH REVEALED STAFF ARE SITTING AND ENGAGING IN CONVERSATION AT PLAY TIME INSTEAD OF PHYSICALLY AND VISUALLY SUPERVISING CHILDREN. THIS CAN POSE A POTENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK TO CHILDREN IN CARE
Plan of correction due Jun 10, 2026
Type B Jun 3, 2026 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
The staff member is no longer employed with the facility. Licensee will ensure new staff will not communicate with children in an inappropriate manner by ensuring new staff is well versed with Title 22 101223 personal rights regulations. Interviews which revealed staff have communicated in an inappropriate manner with children in care. This can pose a health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 5, 2026
Type B Jun 3, 2026 Complaint investigation Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)(1)
The licensee has repaired the window screens. This citation will be cleared today. Observations and interviews which revealed that the facility's window screens were in need of repair.
Plan of correction due Jun 4, 2026
Type B Apr 21, 2026 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when a child was injured due to lack of supervision which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 28, 2026
Type B Apr 21, 2026 Case management visit (incident) Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when the facility failed to report an incident to licensing within 24 hours of occurence which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children.
Plan of correction due Apr 28, 2026
Type B Sep 25, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
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. THIS REQUIREMENT WAS NOT MET AS EVIDENCED BY A REVIEW OF RECORDS WHICH REVEALED: 1 staff member does not have proof of the Measles vaccine in file
Plan of correction due Oct 9, 2025
Type B Sep 25, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(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. THIS REQUIREMENT WAS NOT MET AS EVIDENCED BY A REVIEW OF RECORDS WHICH REVEALED STAFF DOES HAVE CURRENT MANDATED REPORTER CERTIFICATES IN FILE.
Plan of correction due Oct 9, 2025
Type B Sep 25, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(l)(1)(B)
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. THIS REQUIREMENT WAS NOT MET AS EVIDENCED BY A REVIEW OF RECORDS WHICH REVEALED: Ms. Evett does not have the signed employee rights receipt in file.
Plan of correction due Oct 9, 2025

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Jun 3, 2026 Complaint investigation received Apr 23, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
SUPERVISION- Staff did not ensure children were supervised at all times
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Substantiated Jun 3, 2026 Complaint investigation received Apr 23, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
PESONAL RIGHTS- Staff communicate in an inappropriate manner to daycare children
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Substantiated Jun 3, 2026 Complaint investigation received Apr 24, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
SUPERVISION- Children sustained injuries due to staff neglect
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 24 children
License type School-age child care center
License status Licensed
Licensed since May 24, 1991
Licensee YWCA Of Contra Costa County
Administrator Lisa Miller
Phone (925) 374-2838
State facility # 070211880
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Common questions

Does YWCA of Contra Costa - Hidden Valley take infants?

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

Has YWCA of Contra Costa - Hidden Valley had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 8 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about YWCA of Contra Costa - Hidden Valley?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does YWCA of Contra Costa - Hidden Valley compare with other daycares in Martinez?

It is tied for #22 of 24 centers in Martinez by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was YWCA of Contra Costa - Hidden Valley last inspected?

Sep 25, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does YWCA of Contra Costa - Hidden Valley cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YWCA of Contra Costa - Hidden Valley for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Martinez, was $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs YWCA of Contra Costa - Hidden Valley?

The licensee is YWCA Of Contra Costa County, and the administrator listed with the state is Lisa Miller.

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 070211880 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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