Pittsburg · Licensed center
YMCA of the East Bay - Kids Castle ELC
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 97 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since July 2024.
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Licensing inspections
- Jun 20, 2025Nothing cited
- Feb 25, 2025Nothing cited
Feb 20, 20251 citation
CCR 101223(a)(1)Type A
“101223 Personal Rights (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 has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when staff yell at children and conduct was inapproriate with C1 which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.”
CCR 101223(a)(1)
- Feb 13, 2025Nothing cited
- Jul 12, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 5 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (457 centers).
How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None29%
- 1 of 535%This center
- 2 of 523%
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- June 20, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since July 2024 — 4 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Type A —
101223 Personal Rights (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 has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when staff yell at children and conduct was inapproriate with C1 which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
· February 20, 2025
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.
Feb 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 20, 2025
CCR 101223(a)(1) · Type A
101223 Personal Rights (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 has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when staff yell at children and conduct was inapproriate with C1 which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (925) 450-6953
- Address
- 55 Castlewood Drive, Pittsburg, 94565
- License
- 073409599
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Sources and dates
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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 0 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=1, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=0, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=1. 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, Who runs it 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.