Facility & Locations

Hours of Operation

Hours of operation vary by center and are based on families’ need for services. The basic Head Start/Early Head Start/State Preschool program hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Parents may receive extended services until 2:30 p.m. at some centers by submitting documentation or a letter indicating need. Most centers offer full day, full year child care services. Only those families enrolled in the California Department of Education Child Development programs or paying full fees can receive services from 7:30 a.m. until 5:45 p.m.

Hours of care depend upon a verified parent schedule. Your contracted hours are located on your Admission Agreement. If both parents live in the home, verification is required for each parent. 

YMCA Early Childhood Services Locations

Emery Marina (Lic 013416362)
4727 San Pablo Ave • Emeryville
510-601-8674 #1 • 510-601-7365 #2

Sacramento (Lic 013411804)
3155 Sacramento Street • Berkeley
510-547-6683

Vera Casey Center (Lic 013417825)
2246 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way •
Berkeley
510-549-3063

6th Street (Lic 013414247)
1450 6th Street • Berkeley
510-558-2110

Oceanview (Lic 013411435)
1422 San Pablo Avenue • Berkeley
510-559-2091

South YMCA (Lic 010200607)
2901 California Street • Berkeley
510-549-3529 • 510-649-7988

West Berkeley YMCA - Administrative Office
(Lic 010206120 Preschool)
(Lic 013417823 Infant Center)
2009 10th Street • Berkeley • 94710
510-848-9092 • Fax 510-848-0103 

Partner Programs

Albany Unified School District Children’s Center
800 Red Oak Ave • Albany
510-559-6590

Berkeley Unified School District Children’s Centers
Franklin Preschool
1460 Eighth Street • Berkeley
644-4549 • 644-4548 • 644-8940
Office 644-6339 
RELOCATING FALL 2007

King
1939 Ward Street • Berkeley
644-8943 • 644-8938
Office 644-6358
RELOCATING FALL 2007

Center for Early Intervention on Deafness (CEID)
1035 Grayson Street • Berkeley
510-848-4800

Hopkins
1810 Hopkins Street • Berkeley
644-6663 • 644-6406 • 644-6944