Welcome to BAHIA

Bay Area Hispano Institute for  Advancement, Inc. (BAHIA) operates four bilingual child development programs. Three programs, Centro VIDA, Bahia School Age Program, and La Academia de Bahia are located at two sites in Berkeley. The fourth program, La Academia de Centro VIDA (located in Fremont), is a parent education program and bilingual Saturday kindergarten readiness program for children ages 3 to 5. 

Please call 510-525-1463 for more information about our programs and any child care openings.
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Bay Area Hispano Institute for  Advancement, Inc. was established by and for Latino families in 1975 as a non profit organization to address an unmet need; high quality, bilingual learning environments where children grow to become successful lifelong learners.  
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BAHIA, INC
1000 Camelia Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 525-1463 (main)
(510) 524-1317 (fax)
CentroVida@bahiainc.com

Beatriz Leyva-Cutler, Executive Director
beatriz@bahiainc.com

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Bay Area Hispano Institute for Advancement, Inc. is a private, non-profit corporation 501(c)3. BAHIA primarily serves low-income Hispanic families in Northern Alameda County.

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BAHIA Inc. is funded by the California State Department of Education Child Development Division, City of Berkeley, First Five of Alameda County, Child and Adult Care Food Program, tuition and generous funding from local foundations.