Through the Looking Glass Early Head Start · Preschool, Berkeley
Through the Looking Glass Early Head Start is a licensed child care center in Berkeley, CA, licensed for up to 8 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 7 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #54 of 58 centers in Berkeley and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as no staff members possessed current CPR/First Aid certification which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 3 children did not possess copies of LIC 613A which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the staff supervising the children was not a fully qualified teacher 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 as the staff supervising the children did not have the proper qualifications which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
A child fell from their wheelchair as a result from staff not supervising the child. The child also sustained serious injuries.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as a disaster drill was overdue with the last drill being conducted on June 2022, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the center did not get the water tested which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Does Through the Looking Glass Early Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Through the Looking Glass Early Head Start had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 7, 2023, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Through the Looking Glass Early Head Start compare with other daycares in Berkeley?
It is tied for #54 of 58 centers in Berkeley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Through the Looking Glass Early Head Start last inspected?
Jan 7, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Through the Looking Glass Early Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Through the Looking Glass Early Head Start 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 Through the Looking Glass Early Head Start?
The licensee is Through The Looking Glass, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Malika Guergah.
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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 013420586 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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