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Kids Speaking Spanish Preschool

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 72 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since January 2024.

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Licensing inspections

  • Feb 19, 2026Nothing cited
  • Jul 18, 20251 citation
    • CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B
      • “101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement has not been... ...met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when C1 was left unsupervised for 1 minute which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.”

        CCR 101229(a)(1)

  • Jan 30, 2024Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 51% of 568 had none cited.

How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare

Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None51%
  • 1 of 334%This center
  • 2 of 312%
  • All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
February 19, 2026
On file
3 visits since January 2024 — 2 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
Most serious
Type B — 101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement has not been... ...met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when C1 was left unsupervised for 1 minute which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care. · July 18, 2025

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.

Feb 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jul 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 18, 2025

CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B

101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement has not been... ...met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when C1 was left unsupervised for 1 minute which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.

State report

Jan 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Dec 2023 Complaint Substantiated

Complaint · December 19, 2023

CCR 101223.2(a)(1)(3) · Type B

The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: a staff was observed using a stern voice with children in care. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of persons in care

State report

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Details

Phone
(510) 725-5437
Address
1650 Mountain Blvd, Oakland, 94611
License
013423070

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All checked November 2026.

State record

The state’s licensing transparency data reports 5 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=1, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=2, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=1. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.

Details

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.

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