Oakland · Licensed center
Chatham School - Redwood Campus
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 111 children.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 2 licensing inspections since October 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 8, 2025Nothing cited
- Oct 26, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had the same: 64% of 362.
How all 362 Bay Area centers inspected twice compare
Of the 362 Bay Area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None64%This center
- 1 of 232%
- Both4%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 8, 2025
- On file
- 2 visits since October 2022 — both cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Aug 2024 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · August 6, 2024
ALLEGATION(S): Staff inappropriately touched a child in care INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On September 5, 2024 at 8:55am Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) I.L. met with Licensee/Director M.V. to continue the complaint investigation for the allegation listed above. Present during today's visit were 83 preschoolers and 16 fingerprint cleared staff. LPA toured the facility for a Health and Safety check. During the course of the investigation LPA conducted observations, parent, child, and staff interviews, and reviewed records. Staff interviews stated they do not touch children inappropriately and have not seen other staff touch the children inappropriately. Parent interviews stated they have not seen the staff inappropriately touch the children. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore this complaint in UNSUBSTANTIATED. Exit Interview conducted. Report and Appeal Rights provided to Director M.V. and Assistant Director M.V. Notice of Site Visit must remain posted for 30 days. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 531-1302
- Address
- 4500 Redwood Rd., Oakland, 94619
- License
- 013418176
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All checked November 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.