Berkeley · Licensed center
Dolma Child Care Center
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 6 children.
- Run by the person who holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since December 2021.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 5, 2026Nothing cited
Apr 24, 20241 citation
CCR 101429(a)(2)(B)Type B
“(B) Staff shall physically check on sleeping infant(s) every 15 minutes and document the following: 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 6 out of 6 infants did not have an Infant Sleep Log on the initial visit on March 6, 2024 which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101429(a)(2)(B)
- Mar 6, 2024Nothing cited
- Dec 29, 2021Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).
How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None41%
- 1 of 438%This center
- 2 of 415%
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 5, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since December 2021 — 3 cited nothing
- 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.
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 24, 2024
CCR 101429(a)(2)(B) · Type B
(B) Staff shall physically check on sleeping infant(s) every 15 minutes and document the following: 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 6 out of 6 infants did not have an Infant Sleep Log on the initial visit on March 6, 2024 which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 414-8447
- Address
- 1700 - 7th Street, Berkeley, 94710
- License
- 013423120
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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
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.