Baby Yale Academy · Infant Center, Brentwood
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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About this center
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.
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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 073407425 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.