Cornerstone Children's Center · Preschool, Berkeley
Cornerstone Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Berkeley, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #40 of 58 centers in Berkeley and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
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A child was left unsupervised in restroom for approximately 5 minutes while the rest of the class went to the gym which posed an immediate risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care. 8 Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $1000 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Based on record review a faucet at the facility (identified as faucet O) used by children had a lead exceedance, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
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Does Cornerstone Children's 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 Cornerstone Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 8, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Cornerstone Children's Center compare with other daycares in Berkeley?
It is #40 of 58 centers in Berkeley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Cornerstone Children's Center last inspected?
Aug 24, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Cornerstone Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cornerstone Children's 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 Cornerstone Children's Center?
The licensee is First Presbyterian Church Of Berkeley, and the administrator listed with the state is Tara Gray.
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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 010212245 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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