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Baby Yale Academy · Infant Center, Brentwood

5521 Lone Tree Way, Brentwood, CA 94513 · Contra Costa County
Infant center

Baby Yale Academy is a licensed child care center in Brentwood, CA, licensed for up to 66 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for sleep safety (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #32 of 37 centers in Brentwood and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 91%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #32 of 37 centers in Brentwood
2Type A citations
1Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 6 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 citationJan 18, 2024 · Inspection · no citationOct 26, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 2, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 18, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Sleep safety2
Background checks1

Citations, newest first

Type AOct 26, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
An unfingerprinted staff member was caring for children, the staff has been working at the facility for approximately one month. This poses an immediate risk to the 1 Effectively immediately S1 must not be at the facility until a fingerprint clearance is received. Director shall submit a letter ensuring the individual is no longer at the facility pending fingerprint clearance. The director shall submit the statement no later than October 27, 2022. health and safety of the children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 27, 2022
Type ASep 21, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Sleep safety
Infant sleeping equipment §101439.1(f)
Infant was sleeping with a toy in the crib which poses 1 Director shall develop a plan of action to ensure nothing in placed in the sleeping area of infants. Director shall submit a copy of this plan to CCL by 9/22/22 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 Sep 22, 2022
Type BJun 2, 2022Complaint investigationSleep safety
Infant sleeping equipment §101439.1(f)
Staff shall receive training on safe sleep. Proof of training shall be provided to CCL by 6/16/22 an infant in care was sleeping with a blanket which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of child 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 16, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJun 2, 2022Complaint investigationreceived May 12, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

How often are complaints about daycares in Contra Costa County substantiated? See the county-by-county report →

About this center

Licensed capacity66 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 9, 2015
LicenseeBaby Yale Academy, INC
AdministratorChelsea Stroughter
Phone(925) 308-7693
State facility #073407425

Common questions

Does Baby Yale Academy take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Baby Yale Academy had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 26, 2022, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Baby Yale Academy?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Baby Yale Academy compare with other daycares in Brentwood?

It is tied for #32 of 37 centers in Brentwood by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 91% 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 $1,730 a month for infants (about $2,180 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 073407425 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.