Golden Bay Preschool · Preschool, Alameda
Golden Bay Preschool is a licensed child care center in Alameda, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 4 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (2 of 6). 4 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #32 of 32 centers in Alameda and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview, and record review, two aides were supervising a group of 15 children without a qualified teacher present, which poses 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 $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Based on interview and record review, a child in care (C1) was ridiculed by a staff member (S1) based on their identity and thrown on a sleeping cot as a form of discipline, which poses 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 $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the Director and Assistant Director of the facility were untruthful to LPAs, 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.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when S1 was yelling at preschool children which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 4 staff did not have a eligible fingerprint clearance which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed 2 aides supervising 24 children and 1 teacher and 1 aide supervising 20 children during today's inspection which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not ensure they were not out of ratio.
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Common questions
Does Golden Bay Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Golden Bay Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 4 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 9, 2026, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Golden Bay Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Golden Bay Preschool compare with other daycares in Alameda?
It is #32 of 32 centers in Alameda by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 97% 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 $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 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 013423098 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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