Berkeley · Licensed center
Berkeley Hills Nursery School
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 40 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since September 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 3, 20262 citations
CCR 101217(a)Type B
“(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of three staff had an incomplete personnel record at the facility which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101217(a)
CCR 101226(e)(3)(B)Type B
“(3) Prescription medications may be administered if all of the following conditions are met: (B) For each prescription medication, the licensee shall obtain, in writing, approval and instructions from the child's authorized representative for the administration of the medication to the child. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 child who receives medication did not have an authorized representatives approval, and instructions to administer medication to the child. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101226(e)(3)(B)
- Sep 28, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had fewer: 64% of 362 had none cited.
How all 362 Bay Area centers inspected twice compare
Of the 362 Bay Area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None64%
- 1 of 232%This center
- Both4%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- June 3, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since September 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of three staff had an incomplete personnel record at the facility which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· June 3, 2026
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Jun 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · June 3, 2026
CCR 101217(a) · Type B
(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of three staff had an incomplete personnel record at the facility which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101226(e)(3)(B) · Type B
(3) Prescription medications may be administered if all of the following conditions are met: (B) For each prescription medication, the licensee shall obtain, in writing, approval and instructions from the child's authorized representative for the administration of the medication to the child. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 child who receives medication did not have an authorized representatives approval, and instructions to administer medication to the child. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 849-1216
- Address
- 1161 Sterling Avenue, Berkeley, 94708
- License
- 010209453
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Who runs it ccld.dss.ca.gov
Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.