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Baby Yale Academy · Preschool, Brentwood

5521 Lone Tree Way Ste100, Brentwood, CA 94513 · Contra Costa County
5 substantiated complaintsChild care center (preschool)

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.

Inspection record

More citations than 98%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #36 of 37 centers in Brentwood
5Type A citations
3Type B citations
2Inspections
5 of 8Complaints substantiated
8 citations from 12 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 18, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 20, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 14, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 18, 2024 · Inspection · no citationDec 11, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 28, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 26, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 18, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 16, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 16, 2022 · Inspection · no citationFeb 25, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct3
Supervision2
Building & playground safety1
Records & paperwork1
Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type BFeb 14, 2025Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Feb 21, 2025
Type ANov 9, 2022Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 10, 2022
Type AOct 26, 2022Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
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.
Plan of correction due Oct 26, 2022
Type BOct 18, 2022Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Admission agreements §101219(f)
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 1, 2022
Type AJun 16, 2022Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
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.
Plan of correction due Jun 17, 2022
Type AJun 16, 2022Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)
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.
Plan of correction due Jun 17, 2022
Type BJun 16, 2022Complaint investigationHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(a)(2)
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.
Plan of correction due Jun 30, 2022
Type AFeb 25, 2022Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
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.
Plan of correction due Feb 28, 2022

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedFeb 14, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jan 28, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Licensee does not ensure the facility is kept free of rodents
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedOct 11, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Aug 28, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedDec 11, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Sep 29, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedNov 9, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Sep 15, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Child sustained injuries while in care.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedOct 26, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Oct 18, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Staff inappropriately handle children in care
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedOct 18, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Sep 22, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Facility violated transportation section of admission agreement.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedJun 16, 2022Complaint investigationreceived May 27, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Staff yells at day care children
3 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedFeb 25, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Dec 10, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity74 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 9, 2015
LicenseeBaby Yale Academy, INC.
AdministratorChelsea Stroughter
Phone(925) 308-7693
State facility #073407423

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.

Licensed centers nearby

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.