BUSD - Hopkins Street

1810 Hopkins Street, Berkeley, CA 94707 · Alameda County

Child care center (preschool)

BUSD - Hopkins Street is a licensed child care center in Berkeley, CA, licensed for up to 140 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #41 of 58 centers in Berkeley and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 72% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most

Tied for #41 of 58 centers in Berkeley

0 Type A citations

3 Type B citations

2 Inspections

0 of 1 Complaints substantiated

3 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 3, 2026

Every state visit

Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct 1

Health & medication 1

Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Mar 27, 2024 Case management visit (incident) Caregiver conduct

Personal rights §101223(a)(2)

Based on record review and interview, it has been determined that an Aide left a half of an empty vitamin capsule accessible to children, and a child took it home, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.

Plan of correction due Mar 28, 2024

Type B Aug 31, 2023 Case management visit (annual continuation) Health & medication

Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(B)

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 3 prescriptions did not have the authorization staff to administer medication listed, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Sep 15, 2023

Type B Jan 11, 2023 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Building & playground safety

Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)

Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there was a faucet used by children that had a lead exceedance, which poses a potential Health and Safety risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Feb 10, 2023

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Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Feb 24, 2026 Complaint investigation received Dec 23, 2025

The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 140 children

License type Child care center (preschool)

License status Licensed

Licensed since Apr 20, 1993

Licensee Berkeley Unified School District

Administrator Madeleine Rogin

Phone (510) 644-8939

State facility # 010214881

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Common questions

Does BUSD - Hopkins Street take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has BUSD - Hopkins Street had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about BUSD - Hopkins Street?

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

How does BUSD - Hopkins Street compare with other daycares in Berkeley?

It is tied for #41 of 58 centers in Berkeley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was BUSD - Hopkins Street last inspected?

Aug 3, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does BUSD - Hopkins Street cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask BUSD - Hopkins Street for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Berkeley, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs BUSD - Hopkins Street?

The licensee is Berkeley Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Madeleine Rogin.

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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 010214881 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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