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Licensed daycares in 94597 — Walnut Creek, CA
There are 16 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 94597 — 9 licensed centers and 7 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 16 violations across 26 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.62 violations per inspection, which is above the Walnut Creek average of 0.22.
11 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.
The most-cited issue here is health and medication (9 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (3). Worth knowing before you tour.
Every record below comes from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division and links back to the state's own document.
Compare all 16 providers
Clean record — no violations in 3 years
11 providers.
1–3 violations in 3 years
3 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
4 or more violations in 3 years
2 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
Questions to ask when you tour in 94597
Health and medication is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.
How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?
How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?
Can you show me how you document background and reference checks for new staff?
Data synced from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division on Jul 8, 2026. Source records · Report an error