YMCA of the East Bay Y-kids Castro Valley
YMCA of the East Bay Y-kids Castro Valley is a licensed child care center in Castro Valley, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1990. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, none of them Type A, most often for health & medication (2 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #19 of 24 centers in Castro Valley and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as all staff members present during toda's inspection have a criminal record clearance but are not associated to the facility which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview & record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as upon arrival at the facility for today's inspection, LPA Uribe was informed that the previous director is no longer employed at the facility and a new director was appointed in October 2023. CCLD was not notified of this change within the required time frame. which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one child had two prescription medications which were stored without the original packaging and/or the prescription label which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there are either missing or incomplete Parent Consent for Administration of Medicaiton (LIC 9221) forms for children's medications which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does YMCA of the East Bay Y-kids Castro Valley take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has YMCA of the East Bay Y-kids Castro Valley had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about YMCA of the East Bay Y-kids Castro Valley?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does YMCA of the East Bay Y-kids Castro Valley compare with other daycares in Castro Valley?
It is #19 of 24 centers in Castro Valley 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 the East Bay Y-kids Castro Valley last inspected?
Feb 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does YMCA of the East Bay Y-kids Castro Valley cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA of the East Bay Y-kids Castro Valley for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Castro Valley, was $798 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 Y-kids Castro Valley?
The licensee is YMCA Of The East Bay, and the administrator listed with the state is Rose Kekaula-akoteu.
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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 010213011 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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