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YMCA Childcare- Strandwood

416 Gladys Dr, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 · Contra Costa County
1 Type A citation in last 12 monthsSchool-age child care center

YMCA Childcare- Strandwood is a licensed child care center in Pleasant Hill, CA, licensed for up to 125 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #23 of 24 centers in Pleasant Hill and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 91%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #23 of 24 centers in Pleasant Hill
2Type A citations
1Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 13, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 11, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 22, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 17, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 13, 2025 · Inspection · no citationSep 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 4, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 24, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 28, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision2
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type ADec 17, 2025Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when C1 was left unsupervisved for about 2-5 minutes and observed crying and upset which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 18, 2025
Type ASep 11, 2024Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
A REVIEW OF RECORDS AND INTERVIEWS WHICH REVEALED A CHILD WAS ALLOWED TO WALK OUTSIDE TO THE PLAYGROUND WITH ANOTHER CHILD'S FAMILY The facility has terminated employment of the employee that allowed the child to walk out with another child's family, and implemented a new policy to station only employees that are familiar with the children in care to be at the door during transition. Licensee will submit a summary of the changes the facility made for transition times to prevent further incidents by 9/25/24.
Plan of correction due Sep 25, 2024
Type BFeb 24, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(2)
Outlet has been permanently removed. Director has submitted all documentation for lead testing. This deficiency was cleared during the inspection. Letter of Clearance was provided. Per LPA's inspection there is at least one outlet in the kitchen area that exceeded action level established by State for lead exposure. Children used the outlet for drinking water. This posed a potential risk to health safety of children.
Plan of correction due Feb 24, 2023

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Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedSep 4, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Jul 3, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity125 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 13, 2010
LicenseeYMCA Of The East Bay
AdministratorEliza Espinoza
Phone(925) 674-1662
State facility #073406654

Common questions

Does YMCA Childcare- Strandwood take infants?

Not under this license, which covers school-age children.

Has YMCA Childcare- Strandwood had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 17, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about YMCA Childcare- Strandwood?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does YMCA Childcare- Strandwood compare with other daycares in Pleasant Hill?

It is tied for #23 of 24 centers in Pleasant Hill by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was YMCA Childcare- Strandwood last inspected?

Aug 13, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does YMCA Childcare- Strandwood cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA Childcare- Strandwood for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Pleasant Hill, was $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs YMCA Childcare- Strandwood?

The licensee is YMCA Of The East Bay, and the administrator listed with the state is Eliza Espinoza.

Licensed centers nearby

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 073406654 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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