Berkeley · Licensed center
Duck's Nest Berkeley
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 91 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since March 2025.
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Licensing inspections
Sep 8, 20261 citation
CCR 101223(a)(2)Type B
“This requirement is not met as evidenced by: 101223(a)(2) Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because there were children in multiple classrooms sleeping in only their diapers which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101223(a)(2)
- Sep 1, 2026Nothing cited
- Aug 31, 2026Nothing cited
- Mar 4, 2025Nothing 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
- September 8, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since March 2025 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
This requirement is not met as evidenced by: 101223(a)(2) Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because there were children in multiple classrooms sleeping in only their diapers which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· September 8, 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 8, 2026
CCR 101223(a)(2) · Type B
This requirement is not met as evidenced by: 101223(a)(2) Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because there were children in multiple classrooms sleeping in only their diapers which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 527-2331
- Address
- 1411 4th Street, Berkeley, 94710
- License
- 013423790
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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
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.