Dolma Child Care Center · Infant Center, Berkeley
Dolma Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Berkeley, CA, licensed for up to 6 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #21 of 58 centers in Berkeley and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 6 out of 6 infants did not have an Infant Sleep Log on the initial visit on March 6, 2024 which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Dolma Child Care Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Dolma Child Care Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Dolma Child Care Center compare with other daycares in Berkeley?
It is tied for #21 of 58 centers in Berkeley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Dolma Child Care Center last inspected?
Aug 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Dolma Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Dolma Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Berkeley, was $1,874 a month for infants (about $2,360 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Dolma Child Care Center?
The licensee is Tenzin Paldon, and the administrator listed with the state is Tenzin Paldon.
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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 013423120 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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