El Cerrito · Licensed center
Pride and Joy Pre-School
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 45 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 May 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 12, 2025Nothing cited
- Aug 2, 2024Nothing cited
- Nov 29, 2023Nothing 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
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 12, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since May 2023 — 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.
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.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 232-3121
- Address
- 1226 Liberty Street, El Cerrito, 94530
- License
- 073405658
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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
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.