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Baby Yale Academy · School-Age Program, Brentwood

5521 Lone Tree Way Ste. 100, Brentwood, CA 94513 · Contra Costa County
4 substantiated complaintsSchool-age child care center

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.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
4Type A citations
5Type B citations
1Inspections
4 of 6Complaints substantiated
9 citations from 15 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 28, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 20, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 22, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 15, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 13, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 5, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 28, 2024 · Inspection · no citationFeb 28, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 9, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 26, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 26, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 18, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 15, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision5
Records & paperwork2
Caregiver conduct2

Citations, newest first

Type BMay 15, 2025Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due May 22, 2025
Type AOct 11, 2024Case management visit (deficiencies)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Oct 14, 2024
Type BOct 11, 2024Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Oct 21, 2024
Type BFeb 9, 2024Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Admission agreements §101219(f)
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.
Plan of correction due Feb 26, 2024
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 27, 2022
Type BOct 26, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 23, 2022
Type BOct 18, 2022Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Admission agreements §101219(f)
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 1, 2022
Type ASep 21, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Sep 22, 2022
Type ASep 15, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Sep 16, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedAug 22, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jun 13, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedMay 15, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Mar 3, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Staff did not provide adequate supervision to prevent children from fighting.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedOct 11, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Aug 27, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Child received an injury due to lack of supervision
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedFeb 9, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Jan 11, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Facility staff does not pick up day care students from school on a timely basis.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedOct 26, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Sep 15, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Staff inappropriately handled child in care.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedOct 18, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Aug 1, 2022
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 capacity15 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 19, 2016
LicenseeBaby Yale Academy, INC.
AdministratorChelsea Stroughter
Phone(925) 308-7693
State facility #073408207

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.

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 073408207 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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