Berkeley · Licensed center
YMCA of the East Bay - West Y
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 79 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since July 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 20, 20261 citation
CCR 101239(r)Type B
“(r) Fixtures, furniture, and equipment that have been banned or recalled by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission shall not be used or on the facility’s premises. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed 7 drop side cribs which are recalled/banned in the infant classroom this poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101239(r)
- Feb 26, 2025Nothing cited
- Jul 31, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 51% of 568 had none cited.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%
- 1 of 334%This center
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 20, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since July 2024 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(r) Fixtures, furniture, and equipment that have been banned or recalled by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission shall not be used or on the facility’s premises. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed 7 drop side cribs which are recalled/banned in the infant classroom this poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· October 20, 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.
Oct 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 20, 2026
CCR 101239(r) · Type B
(r) Fixtures, furniture, and equipment that have been banned or recalled by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission shall not be used or on the facility’s premises. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed 7 drop side cribs which are recalled/banned in the infant classroom this poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 848-9092
- Address
- 2009 10th Street, Berkeley, 94710
- License
- 013423773
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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.