Golden Bay Preschool · Infant Center, Alameda
Golden Bay Preschool is a licensed child care center in Alameda, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2020. 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 #13 of 32 centers in Alameda and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that facility could not provide proof of water lead test report conducted within the deadline of 1/2023 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Golden Bay Preschool take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Golden Bay Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Golden Bay Preschool compare with other daycares in Alameda?
It is tied for #13 of 32 centers in Alameda 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 Golden Bay Preschool last inspected?
Apr 23, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Golden Bay Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Golden Bay Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Alameda, was $1,874 a month for infants (about $2,360 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Golden Bay Preschool?
The licensee is Golden Bay Preschool, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Yanyi Ma.
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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 013423097 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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