Baby Yale Academy · Preschool, Brentwood
Baby Yale Academy is a licensed child care center in Brentwood, CA, licensed for up to 74 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 8 complaints, 5 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 5 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 8). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #36 of 37 centers in Brentwood and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observations, interviews,and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when facility has failed to keep rodents out of the facility which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Licensee shall ensure staff are trained on supervision. Facility shall submit training agenda to CCL by 11/10/22. Facility shall provide proof of completed training. All staff shall write a statement about what they learned in the training and submit to CCL by 11/23/22 a child in care has bitten other children which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care 8 Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
S1 inappropriately handled children in care, which posses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care 8 • Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Facility failed to 1 Licensee shall develop a written plan of action to ensure children are transported to and from school on time. Licensee shall submit a copy of the plan to CCL by 11/1/22. transport child to school and was late picking up child from school twice which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
staff yell at children in care which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 • Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Director shall submit a written plan of action by 6/17/22. Plan of action shall describe actions taken to prevent future incidents children in care have received injuries and staff did not know how the injury occurred which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
On at least one occasion an incident was not documented and an incident report was not provided to authorized representative which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
staff speak inappropriately to children in care which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 • Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Complaint investigations
Licensee does not ensure the facility is kept free of rodents
Child sustained injuries while in care.
Staff inappropriately handle children in care
Facility violated transportation section of admission agreement.
Staff yells at day care children
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About this center
Common questions
Does Baby Yale Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Baby Yale Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 5 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 9, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Baby Yale Academy?
California investigated 8 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 5. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Baby Yale Academy compare with other daycares in Brentwood?
It is tied for #36 of 37 centers in Brentwood by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Baby Yale Academy last inspected?
Jan 18, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Baby Yale Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Baby Yale Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Brentwood, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Baby Yale Academy?
The licensee is Baby Yale Academy, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Chelsea Stroughter.
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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 073407423 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.