Mustard Seed Preschool · Berkeley
Mustard Seed Preschool is a licensed child care center in Berkeley, CA, licensed for up to 66 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for background checks (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #48 of 58 centers in Berkeley and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in there was an adult with no fingerprint clearance caring for children which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the last fire drill was conducted more than 6 months agowhich poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as staff were not logging the infants sleep every 15 minutes, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Mustard Seed Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Mustard Seed Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 2, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Mustard Seed Preschool compare with other daycares in Berkeley?
It is tied for #48 of 58 centers in Berkeley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Mustard Seed Preschool last inspected?
Nov 18, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Mustard Seed Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mustard Seed Preschool 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 Mustard Seed Preschool?
The licensee is Berkeley Covenant Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Candace Martinez.
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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 010212123 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.