Berkeley · Licensed center
Cornerstone Children's Center
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 40 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since April 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 24, 20261 citation
CCR 101212(d)(1)(B)Type B
“Reporting Requirements (d)Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events... a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours..." (1)Events reported shall include the following: (B)Any injury to any child that requires medical treatment. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, facility staff did not inform Licensing within 24 hours of an incident where an infant sustained a fracture requiring medical treatment which poses a potential Health, safety and personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101212(d)(1)(B)
- May 8, 2026Nothing cited
- Apr 27, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 51% of 568 had none cited.
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%
- 1 of 334%This center
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- September 24, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since April 2023 — 2 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Type A —
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: C1 sustained an injury while in care. However, staff were did not now how the injury occurred which posed an immediate risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care.
· September 24, 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.
Sep 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 24, 2026
CCR 101212(d)(1)(B) · Type B
Reporting Requirements (d)Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events... a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours..." (1)Events reported shall include the following: (B)Any injury to any child that requires medical treatment. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, facility staff did not inform Licensing within 24 hours of an incident where an infant sustained a fracture requiring medical treatment which poses a potential Health, safety and personal rights risk to persons in care.
Jun 2026 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · June 18, 2026
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: C1 sustained an injury while in care. However, staff were did not now how the injury occurred which posed an immediate risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 280-6126
- Address
- 2407 Dana Street, Berkeley, 94704
- License
- 010211169
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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 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.