CONTRA COSTA CO. HEAD START - BALBOA CDC

Inspection history

Type A citations are for the most serious violations, where CDSS finds an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care; they are issued even if the problem is fixed on the spot. Type B citations are for violations that could become an immediate risk if not corrected. An inspection checks compliance with the law and the licensing rules. A complaint visit is part of investigating a complaint. "Other visits" are visits the state doesn't list as either an inspection or a complaint visit. The number of complaint visits and completed complaint investigations can differ; the reports on the official record show which visits belong to which complaint.

A citation means a licensing analyst found that a licensing rule wasn't being met at the time of the visit. CDSS notes that some citations may be under appeal or already corrected. Read the official record for details.

Citations by kind of visit, as the state counts them:

• Inspections: 0 Type A, 0 Type B
• Other visits: 3 Type A, 6 Type B
• Complaint investigations: 1 Type A, 0 Type B

The state's counts by kind of visit don't always line up with the dates below. The reports on the official record show which visit each citation came from.

Every visit in the state's records

33 visits, newest first. When a date appears more than once, the state recorded separate visits on that day.

1. September 11, 2026 · Other visit

2. September 11, 2026 · Other visit

3. July 30, 2026 · Other visit

4. December 18, 2025 · Other visit

5. December 11, 2025 · Other visit

6. April 10, 2025 · Other visit

7. April 10, 2025 · Other visit

8. April 10, 2025 · Other visit

9. January 7, 2025 · Other visit

10. October 17, 2024 · Other visit

11. October 17, 2024 · Complaint visit

12. August 7, 2024 · Complaint visit

13. August 7, 2024 · Complaint visit

14. March 29, 2024 · Other visit

15. March 26, 2024 · Other visit

16. July 20, 2023 · Inspection

17. July 20, 2023 · Other visit

18. July 20, 2023 · Other visit

19. May 25, 2023 · Other visit

20. May 25, 2023 · Complaint visit

21. May 25, 2023 · Complaint visit

22. May 25, 2023 · Complaint visit

23. May 10, 2023 · Other visit

24. May 5, 2023 · Other visit

25. May 5, 2023 · Other visit

26. April 20, 2023 · Other visit

27. April 20, 2023 · Complaint visit

28. April 7, 2023 · Other visit

29. March 23, 2023 · Other visit

30. November 14, 2022 · Other visit

31. September 21, 2022 · Other visit

32. May 6, 2022 · Other visit

33. March 3, 2022 · Other visit

Complaint investigations

For each completed complaint investigation, the number of allegations CDSS found substantiated (the evidence showed the violation happened) or unsubstantiated (there wasn't enough evidence to show it happened), and the citations issued. The state's data file leaves out allegations CDSS found unfounded (false, or with no reasonable basis), so these counts may not include every allegation made.

1. December 2, 2024 · Investigation completed

   1 allegation: 0 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated. No citations.

2. August 26, 2024 · Investigation completed

   1 allegation: 0 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated. No citations.

3. June 12, 2023 · Investigation completed

   1 allegation: 1 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 1 Type A, 0 Type B.

4. June 7, 2023 · Investigation completed

   3 allegations: 0 substantiated, 3 unsubstantiated. No citations.

Code sections cited

Each section of California's child care laws (Health and Safety Code) and licensing rules (Title 22 regulations) the state's data file lists as cited for this program, with the plan of correction date listed with it. The file doesn't say which visit each one came from or what it was about; the reports on the official record do. A section number can appear more than once.

• Title 22 regulations § 101229(a)(1)

  Plan of correction date: August 27, 2026

• Title 22 regulations § 101229(a)(1)

  Plan of correction date: December 25, 2025

• Title 22 regulations § 101223(a)(3)

  Plan of correction date: April 11, 2025

• Title 22 regulations § 101223(a)(3)

  Plan of correction date: January 8, 2025

• Title 22 regulations § 101223(a)(3)

  Plan of correction date: May 5, 2023

• Title 22 regulations § 101223(a)(3)

  Plan of correction date: May 5, 2023

• Title 22 regulations § 101223(a)1

  Plan of correction date: April 21, 2023

• Title 22 regulations § 101229(a)(1)

  Plan of correction date: December 14, 2022

• Title 22 regulations § 101700.3(b)(1)

  Plan of correction date: October 21, 2022

• Title 22 regulations § 101223(a)

  Plan of correction date: June 6, 2022

View the official record and reports

Is this your program?

Claiming is free. We'll fix any mistakes we made and send you a badge for your website that links to this listing. Claiming does not change the state's inspection record; to correct it, contact your CDSS regional licensing office. Claim this program

Sources

• CDSS Community Care Licensing Division, child care centers download (CSV): program details, visit dates and kinds, citation counts, code sections cited and complaint findings.
• CDSS Care Facility Search: the official record and reports for this facility.

Published by the California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. CDSS's Conditions of Use treat information on its websites as public domain unless marked otherwise. State download retrieved November 12, 2026. We show the state's figures as published. The file lists inspection dates and other-visit dates; the remaining visit dates are labeled complaint visits, which matches the state's complaint-visit count. Program details last checked October 21, 2026.