Oakland · Licensed center
Grace Children's Academy
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 32 children.
- Run by the person who holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since June 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 22, 2025Nothing cited
Jun 9, 20231 citation
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Type B
“(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review of staff files, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which Center Director M.R.K. Mandated Reporter training certificate had expired and not been renewed, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had fewer: 64% of 362 had none cited.
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%
- 1 of 232%This center
- Both4%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- July 22, 2025
- On file
- 2 visits since June 2023 — 1 cited nothing
- 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.
Jun 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 9, 2023
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) · Type B
(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review of staff files, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which Center Director M.R.K. Mandated Reporter training certificate had expired and not been renewed, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 653-1115
- Address
- 993 53rd. Street, Oakland, 94608
- License
- 010210313
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Sources and dates
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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, Who runs it ccld.dss.ca.gov
Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.