Ala Costa Ctr. For The Developmentally Disabled
Ala Costa Ctr. For The Developmentally Disabled is a licensed child care center in Berkeley, CA, licensed for up to 58 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1986. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #21 of 58 centers in Berkeley and better than 46% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Licensee failed to maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level for water lead testing. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Ala Costa Ctr. For The Developmentally Disabled take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Ala Costa Ctr. For The Developmentally Disabled had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Ala Costa Ctr. For The Developmentally Disabled compare with other daycares in Berkeley?
It is tied for #21 of 58 centers in Berkeley by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 46% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Ala Costa Ctr. For The Developmentally Disabled last inspected?
Apr 23, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ala Costa Ctr. For The Developmentally Disabled cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ala Costa Ctr. For The Developmentally Disabled for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Berkeley, was $798 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Ala Costa Ctr. For The Developmentally Disabled?
The licensee is Ala Costa Ctr. For The Developmentally Disabled, and the administrator listed with the state is Michael A. Pereira.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 010210187 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.