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Emeryville Child Development Center

1220 53rd Street, Emeryville, CA 94608 · Alameda County
Infant center

Emeryville Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Emeryville, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 5 centers in Emeryville and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 5 centers in Emeryville
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 19, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 19, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMay 2, 2024 · Inspection · no citationSep 1, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity28 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 19, 1991
LicenseeCity Of Emeryville
AdministratorDesiree Garland
Phone(510) 596-4343
State facility #010213813

Common questions

Does Emeryville Child Development Center take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Emeryville Child Development Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Emeryville Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Emeryville?

It is tied for #1 of 5 centers in Emeryville by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Emeryville Child Development Center last inspected?

Aug 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Emeryville Child Development Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Emeryville Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Emeryville, was $1,874 a month for infants (about $2,360 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Emeryville Child Development Center?

The licensee is City Of Emeryville, and the administrator listed with the state is Desiree Garland.

Licensed centers nearby

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 010213813 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.