Y-kids Cornell
Y-kids Cornell is a licensed child care center in Albany, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Licensee shall maintain a LEAD value at or below the Action Level of 5.5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 By 4/19/2024, facility will permanently remove, or repair and re-test outlet B. Facility will email LPA new test results. LPA will follow up with facility. Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as outlet B exceeded the acceptable amount of lead allowed in a child care center, which poses a potential Health and Safety risk to persons in care. 8
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above there were cleaning products under the sink which poses an immediate safety risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above no lead report was available which poses a potential health risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above staff were missing medical assessments which pose a potential health risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Y-kids Cornell take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Y-kids Cornell had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 13, 2023, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
When was Y-kids Cornell last inspected?
Dec 13, 2023. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Y-kids Cornell cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Y-kids Cornell for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Albany, was $798 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Y-kids Cornell?
The licensee is YMCA Of The East Bay, and the administrator listed with the state is Aileen Majano.
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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 013423087 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.