Childrens Community Center
Childrens Community Center is a licensed child care center in Berkeley, CA, licensed for up to 52 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1985. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #52 of 58 centers in Berkeley and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review and interviews, it has been determined that a child was able to open two doors and almost make it out of the facility, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Based on interviews, it was determined that multiple children were left unsupervised which is an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care,
(d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events ... a report shall be made to the Department ...within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be 1 The Director shall conduct a training with all staff describing what the report requirements are, and a list of signatures of staff acknowledging they received this training no later than July 30, 2023.
Based on parent, staff, and children interviews it has been determined that there child caused injury to another child
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.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Childrens Community Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Childrens Community Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 25, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Childrens Community Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Childrens Community Center compare with other daycares in Berkeley?
It is tied for #52 of 58 centers in Berkeley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Childrens Community Center last inspected?
Oct 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Childrens Community Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Childrens Community 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 Childrens Community Center?
The licensee is Children's Community Center, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Kathy Chew.
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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 010200115 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.