Berkeley · Licensed center
Ucb - Haste Street Child Development Center
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 74 children.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 2 licensing inspections since July 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 1, 2025Nothing cited
- Jul 13, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had the same: 64% of 362.
How all 362 Bay Area centers inspected twice compare
Of the 362 Bay Area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None64%This center
- 1 of 232%
- Both4%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- July 1, 2025
- On file
- 2 visits since July 2023 — both cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- Type A —
Personal Rights - 101223(a)(1) - (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted, it was determined that the staff picked up a child and hold children's arms while they were trying to break free. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
· April 18, 2023
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.
Mar 2023 Complaint 1 of 3 allegations substantiated
Complaint · March 23, 2023
California decided each allegation separately.
Substantiated
- Personal Rights - Staff handle day care children in a rough manner.
Unsubstantiated
- Personal Rights - Staff yell at day care children
- Personal Rights - Staff speak inappropriately to day care children
Substantiated: the state found it more likely than not that it happened. Unsubstantiated: the state could not tell whether it happened.
CCR 101223(a)(1) · Type A
Personal Rights - 101223(a)(1) - (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted, it was determined that the staff picked up a child and hold children's arms while they were trying to break free. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 642-6673
- Address
- 2339 Haste Street, Berkeley, 94720
- License
- 013418965
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 3 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=1, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=2, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=1, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
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.