Through The Looking Glass Early Head Start
Through The Looking Glass Early Head Start is a licensed child care center in Berkeley, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #30 of 58 centers in Berkeley and has more citations per inspection than 61% 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 present during today's inspection has current Pediatric CPR/First Aid which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
LICENSEE WILL CONDUCT A STAFF TRAINING AND REVIEW THE VIDEOS ON CCL WEBSITE ON CHILD PERSONAL RIGHTS. LICENSEE WILL SUBMIT A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE TRAINING AND A SIGN IN SHEET OF ALL STAFF THAT ATTENDED BY 1/26/24. INTERVIEWS AND RECORD REVIEWS WHICH REVEALED AN INFANT WAS INADEQUATELY CLOTHED WHEN THE CHILD WAS ALLOWED TO BE OUTSIDE WITHOUT SHOES.
Complaint investigations
PERSONAL RIGHTS- Staff did not ensure child was adequatly clothed for the weather
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Common questions
Does Through The Looking Glass Early Head Start take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Through The Looking Glass Early Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Through The Looking Glass Early Head Start?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Through The Looking Glass Early Head Start compare with other daycares in Berkeley?
It is tied for #30 of 58 centers in Berkeley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% 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 $1,874 a month for infants (about $2,360 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 013420587 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.