Berkeley · Licensed center
Berkeley YMCA Head Start - South YMCA
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 42 children.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 3 licensing inspections since June 2023.
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Licensing inspections
- Jul 10, 2026Nothing cited
- Jul 11, 2024Nothing cited
- Jun 7, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had the same: 51% of 568.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%This center
- 1 of 334%
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- July 10, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since June 2023 — all of them cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
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.
Sep 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · September 5, 2025
ALLEGATION(S): Day care child sustained an unexplained injury INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 10/8/2025 at 2:05 PM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) K.M. conducted an unannounced Subsequent Complaint Investigation at Berkeley YMCA Head Start – South YMCA. LPA met with Director, N.G. to present the findings of the investigation. During the course of investigation, LPA conducted facility inspection, record review, interviews and obtained documents. Complainant alleges that on 8/11/2025, C1 sustained an injury to her forehead while in care. Police and Fire Department Paramedics were called at the time of the incident. Police records indicate, while outside the facility, medical personnel completed a full assessment of C1 and determined that C1 did not have any injuries on their body, other than what the investigating officer called a bruise on C1’s forehead. The investigating officer did not find any evidence that abuse, or neglect occurred at the facility that may have caused the bruise. Although C1 appeared to have a bruise on her forehead, LPA could not determine where and how C1 received the bruise. Therefore the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED which means although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur. No Deficiency has been cited for this allegation. Exit interview conducted with Director N.G. A NOTICE OF SITE VISIT WAS ISSUED AND MUST BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 649-7988
- Address
- 2901 California St, Berkeley, 94703
- License
- 013420965
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 2 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=1, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License 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.