El Cerrito · Licensed center
Golestan
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 45 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since June 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 14, 2026Nothing cited
- Mar 21, 2024Nothing cited
May 19, 20231 citation
101700.3Type B
“Licensee shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there was a drinking foutain outdoor had a lead exceedance, which poses a potential Health and Safety risk to persons in care.”
101700.3
Jun 7, 20221 citation
CCR 101216.1(c)(1)Type B
“(c) To be a fully qualified teacher, a teacher shall have one of the following: (1) Twelve postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education or child development completed, with passing grades, at an accredited or approved college or university; and at least six months of work experience in a licensed child care center or comparable group child care program. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that facility classroom did not have a qualified teacher during the inspection which poses/posed a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101216.1(c)(1)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 4 times had fewer: 79% of 569 had rules cited at 1 or none.
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%
- 2 of 415%This center
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 14, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since June 2022 — 2 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.
May 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 19, 2023
101700.3 · Type B
Licensee shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there was a drinking foutain outdoor had a lead exceedance, which poses a potential Health and Safety risk to persons in care.
Jun 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 7, 2022
CCR 101216.1(c)(1) · Type B
(c) To be a fully qualified teacher, a teacher shall have one of the following: (1) Twelve postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education or child development completed, with passing grades, at an accredited or approved college or university; and at least six months of work experience in a licensed child care center or comparable group child care program. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that facility classroom did not have a qualified teacher during the inspection which poses/posed a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 704-8541
- Address
- 320 San Carlos Ave, El Cerrito, 94530
- License
- 073408266
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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 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.