Berkeley YMCA Head Start - South YMCA
Berkeley YMCA Head Start - South YMCA is a licensed child care center in Berkeley, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 58 centers in Berkeley and tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Berkeley YMCA Head Start - South YMCA take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Berkeley YMCA Head Start - South YMCA had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Berkeley YMCA Head Start - South YMCA?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Berkeley YMCA Head Start - South YMCA compare with other daycares in Berkeley?
It is tied for #1 of 58 centers in Berkeley by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations) (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Berkeley YMCA Head Start - South YMCA last inspected?
Jul 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Berkeley YMCA Head Start - South YMCA cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Berkeley YMCA Head Start - South YMCA for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Berkeley, was $1,874 a month for infants (about $2,360 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Berkeley YMCA Head Start - South YMCA?
The licensee is YMCA Of The East Bay, and the administrator listed with the state is Gloria Cross-brooks.
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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 013420965 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.