Lead safety check·October 22, 2025

On 10/22/2025 at 3:20pm Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Morgan Pringle met with director Vanessa Ojeda for a case management inspection due to the center's lead testing results. Present during the inspection were eighteen (18) school-age children and two (2) additional staff members. The facility operates at the back of the Walnut Creek Intermediate School campus in five (5) rooms (501, 502, 505, 704 and the cafeteria). All children enrolled at the facility attend Walnut Creek Intermediate School and are in grades 6 th , 7 th and 8 th . The facility operates from 3:09pm \342\200\223 6:00pm on regular days and 12:47pm \342\200\223 6:00pm on early release days, Monday \342\200\223 Friday. The facility also operates 8:00am - 5:00pm on full days. The department was notified that two (2) water outlets tested on 3/10/2025 located in room 704 had elevated lead levels that had exceeded 5.5 ppb. This exceeded the Action Level Exceedance (ALE) established by the state for lead exposure. The facility is owned by the Walnut Creek School District. The outlets were immediately closed off and made inaccessible to the children in care. The facility only uses the water sources for art and the facility exclusively uses bottled water. All children bring their own water bottles as well. See LIC809D for Type B deficiency cited during today's inspection. Exit interview conducted with Director Vanessa Ojeda. A notice of site visit was provided and must be posted for 30 days.