Cclc - Clif Base Camp Child Care Center · Preschool, Emeryville
Cclc - Clif Base Camp Child Care Center was a licensed child care center in Emeryville, CA, licensed for up to 48 children. Its license closed around May 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it twice, investigated 5 complaints (3 substantiated) and issued 11 citations, 7 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
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per interviews, staff admitted to ant infestation on at least two occasions inside the preschool classrooms.
Based on interviews children in care have been left without a teacher leaving the classroom out of ratio which is an immediate risk to the safety of children in care.
Based on interviews the center failed to ensure the children's right were not violated which is an immediate risk to the children in care.
Based on interviews the center failed to meet the children's supervision needs which is an immediate safety risk to children in care. 8 CCR
Based on record review and interviews conducted, it was determined that Jonathan Powell was working with the children for at 4 days without a fingerprint clearance which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Based on interviews and records reviewed it was determined that the facility was out of ratio in the mornings on at least five occasions which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Based on observation and interview it was determined that a 19 month old infant was placed in a preschool classroom to avoid being out of ratio in the infant class, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Based on observation it was determined that the acting director did not post the report dated 6/26/24 and the Notice of Site Visit, on the parent board. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Based on record review it was determined that Roberto MendozaBrambila did not have a fingerprint clearance while he worked at the center for 3 days, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
101238 Buildings and Grounds (a)The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. 1 The facility will repair all ceilings in disrepair and obtain a professional mold testing in the building. Facility will provide proof of repair and testing to licensing. This requirement has not been met due to the ceiling in room "Whitney" being in disrepair and no proof of mold testing for the building since several leaks occurred in the month of January per interviews from staff. 8
the outdoor wooden bench from Mt. Rainer's classroom being in dispair and the ground being unleveled causing a child to almost fall per interviews from staff.
Complaint investigations
Facility staff are not providing appropriate supervision to children in care.
Licensee does not ensure the facility is in good repair.
Licensee does not ensure the facility is in good repair.
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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 013420567 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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