Congregation Beth Israel-gan Shalom
Congregation Beth Israel-gan Shalom is a licensed child care center in Berkeley, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1987. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #54 of 58 centers in Berkeley and has more citations per inspection than 95% of California licensed centers.
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Teacher-Child Ratio. There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below. 1 Director shall provide proof of staff training on ratio. Director shall submit the training agenda and proof of staff attendance to CCL by 8/21/23. This requirement was not met as eviendced by: a teacher was supervising 13 children alone when the aide stepped into the classroom which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 • Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
101229Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision(a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision... (1)No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. By 07/14/2023 the director will submit a written plan on how she will ensure no child is left without supervision of a teacher at any time. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on interviews the facility did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring all children are supervised by a teacher at all times. A child was left unsupervised in the mudroom. 8
Based on interviews conducted, it was revealed that a child was left alone on the courtyard, which poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to the children in care.
Based on staff and children interviews, it has been determined that staff were left alone with approximately 20 children, which is an immediate Health and Safety risk to the children in care.
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Child left in mudroom unsupervised
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Common questions
Does Congregation Beth Israel-gan Shalom take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Congregation Beth Israel-gan Shalom had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 13, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Congregation Beth Israel-gan Shalom?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Congregation Beth Israel-gan Shalom compare with other daycares in Berkeley?
It is #54 of 58 centers in Berkeley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 95% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Congregation Beth Israel-gan Shalom last inspected?
Mar 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Congregation Beth Israel-gan Shalom cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Congregation Beth Israel-gan Shalom 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 Congregation Beth Israel-gan Shalom?
The licensee is Congregation Beth Israel Of Berkeley, and the administrator listed with the state is Emma Schnur.
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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 010210478 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.