Ucb - Harold E. Jones Child Study Ctr/Childcare
Ucb - Harold E. Jones Child Study Ctr/Childcare is a licensed child care center in Berkeley, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1990. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 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.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as outlet "F" exceeded the acceptable amount of lead allowed in a childcare center which 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 the listed Director responsible for the facility has not been present for ten months which poses a potential safety risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Ucb - Harold E. Jones Child Study Ctr/Childcare take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ucb - Harold E. Jones Child Study Ctr/Childcare had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Ucb - Harold E. Jones Child Study Ctr/Childcare 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 Ucb - Harold E. Jones Child Study Ctr/Childcare last inspected?
Jan 29, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Ucb - Harold E. Jones Child Study Ctr/Childcare cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ucb - Harold E. Jones Child Study Ctr/Childcare 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 Ucb - Harold E. Jones Child Study Ctr/Childcare?
The licensee is University Of California, Berkeley, and the administrator listed with the state is Levaton Alexander.
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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 010212490 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.