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Little Crumbles is a licensed family child care home regulated by the California Department of Social Services. We believe families deserve full visibility into our licensing and explanation in our words of incidents and how correction is made.
December 2025 Incident
In December 2025, Little Crumbles Family Child Care received significant social media attention. Misinformation spread widely as posts were reposted, and the local newspaper Alameda Post published an inaccurate account of the incident. The following is an accurate account.
A child wandered from the group and went next door. The child did not escape from the yard and was not in a busy street. The police report states he was close to our property.
A neighbor and her out-of-control puppy interfered with staff as they regrouped the children to go into our gated yard. Until this incident, our children were taken out front to ride around our circle and in the driveway.
The child was holding onto a staff member's leg and let go as children were going back inside the yard. The child went to the stroller area to buckle the straps, as he did daily when staff and children were in the front yard.
In the confusion, staff did not notice he had moved away to do his self-assigned task. He wandered to the sidewalk where he was seen by a Good Samaritan. He was not missed as the staff had just gone into the gated yard.
Staff responded to the Good Samaritan at the gate, thanked him, and apologized. The parent was called immediately with information that was assumed accurate. Police and licensing reports were filed.
It was a 3-minute incident. In no way is Little Crumbles attempting to minimize this. As owner and staff, we are grateful no harm came to the child.
New procedures have been established and on-site training has been conducted, especially regarding what to do during chaotic and confusing situations that may cause a moment of distraction. Full disclosure has been given to all current clients via the licensing investigation report and will continue to be given to new clients for the following 12 months. Please — if you have questions, ask them.
Questions?
We are always happy to answer questions about our licensing, program, or policies. Reach out to the llicensee, Christine Kanbergs, directly.