Baby Yale Academy · School-Age Program, Brentwood
Baby Yale Academy is a licensed child care center in Brentwood, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 6 complaints, 4 of them substantiated. The state issued 9 citations, 4 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (5 of 9). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above S1 did not provide adequate supervision for C1, C3 and C4 which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when staff did not observe an incident that happened to result in an injury to C1 which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when a child was injured due to a lack of supervision which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Based on observation, interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when facility was 30 minutes to a hour late to pick up C1 and C2 on 5 occasions which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
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.
Based on observation and interviews it has been determined that the children do not have sufficient lighting. This poses a potential health and safety 1 There should be sufficient lighting to provide a comfortable environment for children. Director shall submit a statement decribing how this will be implemented no later than November 23, 2022. risk to the children in care.
Child was picked up from school approximately fifty Licensee shall develop a written plan of action to ensure children are picked up from school on time. Licensee shall submit a copy of the plan to CCL by 11/1/22. minutes late 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.
children in care were left without supervision of a teacher which poses an immediate 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.
children walk to the restroom without visual supervision which poses an immediate 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.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not provide adequate supervision to prevent children from fighting.
Child received an injury due to lack of supervision
Facility staff does not pick up day care students from school on a timely basis.
Staff inappropriately handled child in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Baby Yale Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Baby Yale Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 4 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 11, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Baby Yale Academy?
California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 4. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Baby Yale Academy last inspected?
Feb 28, 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 $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 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 073408207 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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