UC Berkeley-dwight Way Child Development Center
UC Berkeley-dwight Way Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Berkeley, CA, licensed for up to 27 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None 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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101223 - Personal Rights - (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights ... (2)To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not met as evidenced 1 Director shall submit a written plan of action indicating how he will ensure there are no future incidents. by: a child left the facility unsupervised onto the public sidewalk. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violation will result in a $1000 civil penalty.
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Does UC Berkeley-dwight Way Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has UC Berkeley-dwight Way Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 23, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about UC Berkeley-dwight Way Child Development Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does UC Berkeley-dwight Way Child Development Center 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 UC Berkeley-dwight Way Child Development Center last inspected?
May 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does UC Berkeley-dwight Way Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask UC Berkeley-dwight Way Child Development Center 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 UC Berkeley-dwight Way Child Development Center?
The licensee is UC Berkeley Early Childhood Education Program, and the administrator listed with the state is Boris Alvarado.
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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 013423114 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.