YMCA of the East Bay - Kids Castle Elc · Child Care Center, Pittsburg
YMCA of the East Bay - Kids Castle Elc is a licensed child care center in Pittsburg, CA, licensed for up to 97 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came more than 12 months ago. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when staff yell at children and conduct was inapproriate with C1 which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
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Has YMCA of the East Bay - Kids Castle Elc had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 20, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
How much does YMCA of the East Bay - Kids Castle Elc cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA of the East Bay - Kids Castle Elc for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Pittsburg, was $1,730 a month for infants (about $2,180 today), $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) and $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs YMCA of the East Bay - Kids Castle Elc?
The licensee is Young Men's Christian Association Of The East Bay, and the administrator listed with the state is Patricia Taylor.
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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 073409599 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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