YMCA of the East Bay - 8th Street CDC · Preschool, Richmond
YMCA of the East Bay - 8th Street CDC is a licensed child care center in Richmond, CA, licensed for up to 82 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #12 of 33 centers in Richmond and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when C1 was left unsupervised for 5 minutes which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Complaint investigations
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About this center
Common questions
Does YMCA of the East Bay - 8th Street CDC take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has YMCA of the East Bay - 8th Street CDC had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about YMCA of the East Bay - 8th Street CDC?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does YMCA of the East Bay - 8th Street CDC compare with other daycares in Richmond?
It is tied for #12 of 33 centers in Richmond by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was YMCA of the East Bay - 8th Street CDC last inspected?
Jun 11, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does YMCA of the East Bay - 8th Street CDC cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA of the East Bay - 8th Street CDC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Richmond, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs YMCA of the East Bay - 8th Street CDC?
The licensee is YMCA Of The East Bay, and the administrator listed with the state is Karla Sparks-hunter.
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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 073405003 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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