YMCA of Metro La/North Valley Castlebay
YMCA of Metro La/North Valley Castlebay is a licensed child care center in Northridge, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #6 of 16 centers in Northridge and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews conducted and observation the facility did not ensure children have privacy while utilizing the restroom. Interviews disclosed children were embarrassed and have a fear of no privacy while utilizing the restroom. This poses a potential Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to the persons in care.
(g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. This requirement was not met by... Facility will maintain supervision at all times and ensure the cabinets with locks remain locked during hours of operation. LPA's observation and interviews disclosed the utensil cabinet was not properly locked and or broken. Therefore, the knife was accessible to child #1. This posed an immediate danger to the health and safety of children in care and staff. 8
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Common questions
Does YMCA of Metro La/North Valley Castlebay take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has YMCA of Metro La/North Valley Castlebay had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 12, 2024, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about YMCA of Metro La/North Valley Castlebay?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does YMCA of Metro La/North Valley Castlebay compare with other daycares in Northridge?
It is tied for #6 of 16 centers in Northridge by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was YMCA of Metro La/North Valley Castlebay last inspected?
May 2, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does YMCA of Metro La/North Valley Castlebay cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA of Metro La/North Valley Castlebay for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Northridge, was $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs YMCA of Metro La/North Valley Castlebay?
The licensee is YMCA Of Metropolitan Los Angeles, and the administrator listed with the state is Claudia Elias.
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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 191200086 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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