Ephesian Children's Center · Preschool, Berkeley
Ephesian Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Berkeley, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). It 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
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, interview, and record review, a teacher disciplined a child by flicking/thumping them on the mouth with a finger, which poses a potential 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 $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Complaint investigations
Staff member injured a child in care.
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Common questions
Does Ephesian Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ephesian Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Ephesian Children's Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Ephesian Children's 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 Ephesian Children's Center last inspected?
Jun 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ephesian Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ephesian 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 Ephesian Children's Center?
The licensee is Ephesian Children's Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Veronica Ufoegbune.
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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 010214249 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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