Daycares in Berkeley, CA

All 121 licensed child care facilities in Berkeley, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in California: about $1,670/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in California →

121licensed daycares

4.6average safety rating

82%with a clean record

22with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	AQUATIC PARK SCHOOL830 HEINZ AVENUE	4.8★	None	58
2	BAHIA SCHOOL AGE PROGRAM1718 - 8TH STREET	4.8★	None	65
3	BERKELEY YMCA EHS - VERA CASEY2246 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY	4.8★	None	26
4	BUSD - FRANKLIN PRESCHOOL1460 - 8TH STREET	4.8★	None	192
5	BUSD - HOPKINS STREET1810 HOPKINS STREET	4.8★	None	140
6	ECOLE BILINGUE DE BERKELEY PRESCHOOL2830 TENTH ST.	4.8★	None	100
7	NEW SCHOOL OF BERKELEY, THE1606 BONITA	4.8★	None	48
8	UCB - CLARK KERR CAMPUS CHILDREN'S CENTER2900 DWIGHT WAY, BLDG. #5	4.8★	None	17
9	UCB - HASTE STREET CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2339 HASTE STREET	4.8★	None	74
10	CHILDRENS COMMUNITY CENTER1140 WALNUT ST	4.8★	None	52
11	CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL-GAN SHALOM2230-32 JEFFERSON STREET	4.8★	None	32
12	CONGREGATION NETIVOT SHALOM1316 UNIVERSITY AVE.	4.8★	None	30
13	CHILD EDUCATION CENTER2112 BROWNING STREET	4.7★	None	67
14	THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS EARLY HEAD START3075 ADELINE AVENUE	4.7★	None	16
15	ALA COSTA CTR. FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED1300 ROSE STREET	4.6★	None	58
16	ALVAREZ, HELEN	4.6★	None	14
17	AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL3339 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY	4.6★	None	117
18	AQUATIC PARK SCHOOL830 HEINZ AVENUE	4.6★	None	19
19	ARANDA, LORENA	4.6★	None	14
20	BARRAZA, CARLOS H	4.6★	None	14
21	BERKELEY HILLS NURSERY SCHOOL1161 STERLING AVENUE	4.6★	None	40
22	BERKELEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL2030 FRANCISCO STREET	4.6★	None	119
23	BERKELEY YMCA HEAD START - SOUTH YMCA2901 CALIFORNIA STREET	4.6★	None	52
24	BERKELEY YMCA HEAD START - SOUTH YMCA2901 CALIFORNIA ST	4.6★	None	42
25	BERKELEY YMCA HEAD START - WEST2009 10TH STREET	4.6★	None	70
26	BERKELEY YMCA HEAD START - WEST YMCA2009 TENTH STREET	4.6★	None	16
27	BETH EL NURSERY SCHOOL1301 OXFORD STREET	4.6★	None	74
28	CEDAR CREEK MONTESSORI SCHOOL1600 SACRAMENTO ST.	4.6★	None	40
29	CHAIREZ, MARIA	4.6★	None	14
30	CHILD EDUCATION CENTER2112 BROWNING STREET	4.6★	None	40
31	CORNERSTONE CHILDREN'S CENTER2407 DANA STREET	4.6★	None	40
32	CORNERSTONE CHILDREN'S CENTER2407 DANA STREET	4.6★	None	72
33	DANDELION NURSERY SCHOOL, INC941 THE ALAMEDA	4.6★	None	24
34	DRESSMAN, ELLEN & GILLIES, KIMIKO	4.6★	None	14
35	DUCK'S NEST - BERKELEY1411 - 4TH STREET	4.6★	None	91
36	EPHESIAN CHILDREN'S CENTER1907 HARMON AVENUE	4.6★	None	16
37	GLOBAL MONTESSORI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL2830 - 9TH ST	4.6★	None	90
38	GONZALEZ, MARIA	4.6★	None	14
39	HEARTS LEAP ICRI PRESCHOOL2638 COLLEGE AVENUE	4.6★	None	70
40	JEWISH COMMUNITY CTR OF THE EAST BAY-BERKELEY1414 WALNUT STREET	4.6★	None	75
41	JULIEN, ANDRE	4.6★	None	14
42	KIDS IN MOTION2955 CLAREMONT AVENUE	4.6★	None	70
43	KIM, HELEN	4.6★	None	12
44	LITTLE BEANS PRESCHOOL2117 ACTON STREET	4.6★	None	40
45	MARIN, THANIA	4.6★	None	11
46	MENDEZ, SARA LUZ	4.6★	None	14
47	MENDEZ, SARA MARINA	4.6★	None	14
48	MI MUNDO PRESCHOOL1866 ALCATRAZ AVE	4.6★	None	29
49	MIAZAD, MASOODA	4.6★	None	14
50	MODEL SCHOOL COMPREHENSIVE HUMANISTIC LEARNING CTR2330 PRINCE STREET	4.6★	None	50
51	MONTEVERDE SCHOOL, THE2727 COLLEGE	4.6★	None	30
52	MUSTARD SEED PRESCHOOL1640 HOPKINS STREET	4.6★	None	66
53	NEW SCHOOL OF BERKELEY-SCHOOLAGE, THE1924 CEDAR STREET	4.6★	None	45
54	NIA HOUSE LEARNING CENTER2234 - 9TH STREET	4.6★	None	84
55	PATTERSON, SARAH.	4.6★	None	12
56	PEREZ, ANA MABEL	4.6★	None	14
57	PURNELL, DEVVIN	4.6★	None	14
58	ROJAS, MARIA B.	4.6★	None	14
59	RUYFFELAERE, DIANNE	4.6★	None	14
60	SANDERS, URSULA	4.6★	None	14
61	SHEFFIELD, MARY J.	4.6★	None	14
62	SINGH, PURNIMA	4.6★	None	14
63	ST. JOHN'S CENTER CHILD CARE PROGRAM2717 GARBER STREET	4.6★	None	10
64	ST. JOHN'S CHILD CARE CENTER2717 GARBER STREET	4.6★	None	35
65	STEP ONE SCHOOL499 SPRUCE STREET	4.6★	None	108
66	SUNSHINE PRESCHOOL (CEID)1035 GRAYSON ST, RM #8	4.6★	None	45
67	THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS EARLY HEAD START3075 ADELINE AVENUE	4.6★	None	8
68	UCB - CLARK KERR CAMPUS CHILDRENS CENTER2900 DWIGHT WAY, BLDG. #5	4.6★	None	12
69	UCB - CLARK KERR PRESCHOOL2601 WARRING ST., BLDG. 15	4.6★	None	29
70	UCB - HAROLD E. JONES CHILD STUDY CTR/CHILDCARE2425 ATHERTON STREET	4.6★	None	56
71	UCB - HASTE STREET CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2339 HASTE STREET	4.6★	None	18
72	EPHESIAN CHILDREN'S CENTER1907 HARMON AVENUE	4.6★	1	20
73	MODEL SCHOOL COMPREHENSIVE HUMANISTIC LEARNING CTR2330 PRINCE STREET	4.6★	1	13
74	SHU REN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL2125 JEFFERSON AVENUE	4.6★	None	104
75	CENTRO VIDA BILINGUAL CHILDCARE CENTER1000 CAMELIA STREET	4.6★	3 · 3 high-risk	64
76	ANDERS, AKIVA	4.5★	None	14
77	BERKELEY INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL1227 BANCROFT WAY	4.5★	None	21
78	BULLOCK, LAURA	4.5★	None	14
79	CATO, SHANNON	4.5★	None	14
80	ELSAYED, MANAR	4.5★	None	14
81	GOLDEN GATE LEARNING CENTER1450 SIXTH ST	4.5★	None	45
82	HAYES, YOLINDA	4.5★	None	14
83	HEARTS LEAP BEGINNINGS2640 COLLEGE AVE	4.5★	None	40
84	HERNANDEZ-TIJERO, PATRICIA	4.5★	None	14
85	LITTLE ELEPHANT MONTESSORI, INC.2008 MCGEE AVE	4.5★	None	24
86	PEREZ, JOSE	4.5★	None	14
87	PIXAR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2600 10TH STREET	4.5★	None	36
88	PIXAR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2600 10TH STREET	4.5★	None	72
89	SANCHEZ, ASTRID	4.5★	None	14
90	TOURE, MARIEMOU	4.5★	None	14
91	TOYOZUMI, YUKI	4.5★	None	14
92	UC BERKELEY - DWIGHT WAY CENTER2427 DWIGHT WAY	4.5★	None	18
93	SORTO, PATRICIA	4.5★	None	14
94	WOOLLY MAMMOTH CHILDCARE & PRESCHOOL1333 UNIVERSITY AVE	4.5★	1	22
95	WOOLLY MAMMOTH CHILDCARE & PRESCHOOL1333 UNIVERSITY AVE	4.5★	1	47
96	ALEXANDER, LEANDRA	4.4★	None	12
97	ARBOR PRESCHOOL EAST207 ALVARADO STREET	4.4★	None	22
98	BERKELEY LITTLE SCHOOL1611 HOPKINS STREET	4.4★	None	42
99	COOPER, ELIZABETH	4.4★	None	14
100	DESERIO, IRIS	4.4★	None	14
101	DOLMA CHILD CARE CENTER1700 - 7TH STREET	4.4★	None	6
102	DOLMA CHILD CARE CENTER1700 - 7TH STREET	4.4★	None	8
103	FRATTINI, VALENTINA	4.4★	None	14
104	GOLDEN GATE LEARNING CENTER1450 SIXTH STREET	4.4★	None	12
105	HUI, SHUI KAM	4.4★	None	14
106	KIDS SPEAKING SPANISH PRESCHOOL1422 SAN PABLO AVENUE	4.4★	None	75
107	LAFITTE, ILEITA	4.4★	None	14
108	ROSEMARIE'S MOTIVATIONAL PRESCHOOL1141 BANCROFT WAY	4.4★	None	22
109	SETTACHATGUL, CALVIN & ELIANE	4.4★	None	14
110	UC BERKELEY-DWIGHT WAY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2427 DWIGHT WAY	4.4★	None	24
111	WRIGHT, OLIVIA	4.4★	None	14
112	BONNEAUD, ELIZA	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	12
113	ARCHUNDIA, ERIKA	4.3★	None	14
114	BUILDING KIDZ OF BERKELEY1450 SIXTH STREET	4.3★	None	57
115	CASTRO, ANA	4.3★	None	14
116	FIERRO, LAURA	4.3★	None	14
117	HRISTOVA, OLGA	4.3★	None	14
118	LOPEZ, LINA	4.3★	None	14
119	UCB CLARK KERR CAMPUS CHILDREN CENTER2900 DWIGHT WAY BLDG 5	4.3★	None	46
120	VIA NOVA CHILDREN'S SCHOOL3032 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY	4.3★	None	45
121	YMCA OF THE EAST BAY - WEST Y2009 10TH STREET	4.3★	None	79

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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