Child Education Center · Preschool, Berkeley
Child Education Center is a licensed child care center in Berkeley, CA, licensed for up to 67 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #29 of 58 centers in Berkeley and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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a staff member was observed picking up children and set them on the ground while moving them from one location to another.
Based on Lead Testing Samples the facility had one water faucet with a lead level exceedance. This faucet was used for food preparation. This is an potential risk to Health and Safety of children in care
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights-Staff "flopped" a child onto the ground
Personal Rights-Staff grabbed and held preschool children while feet were dangling off the ground to redirect them from one area to another.
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Common questions
Does Child Education Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Child Education Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Child Education Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Child Education Center compare with other daycares in Berkeley?
It is #29 of 58 centers in Berkeley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Child Education Center last inspected?
Jul 8, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Child Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Child Education Center 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 Child Education Center?
The licensee is Child Education Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Shawinder Brar.
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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 013416485 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.