Oakland · Licensed center
Las Semillitas Cooperative School
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 40 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since June 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 10, 20261 citation
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)Type B
“Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Although S1 submitted a Live Scan form to complete their fingerprint clearance on 04/02/2026, their application was considered incomplete and was closed on 07/01/2026 through Guardian due to no response for incorrect information inputted on the Live Scan form. Guardian states the status is now 'incomplete'.”
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
- Feb 6, 2026Nothing cited
Jan 26, 20262 citations
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when an child injury occurred due to staff not supervising C1 which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
CCR 101238(b)Type B
“101238 Buildings and Grounds (b) All children shall be protected against hazards within the center...This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when a child was injured due the window not working in proper order... ...and became a hazard for children which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.”
CCR 101238(b)
- Feb 22, 2024Nothing cited
- Jun 13, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had fewer: 64% of 457 had rules cited at 1 or none.
How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None29%
- 1 of 535%
- 2 of 523%This center
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- September 10, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since June 2023 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when an child injury occurred due to staff not supervising C1 which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
· January 26, 2026
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.
Sep 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 10, 2026
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) · Type B
Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Although S1 submitted a Live Scan form to complete their fingerprint clearance on 04/02/2026, their application was considered incomplete and was closed on 07/01/2026 through Guardian due to no response for incorrect information inputted on the Live Scan form. Guardian states the status is now 'incomplete'.
Jan 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · January 26, 2026
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when an child injury occurred due to staff not supervising C1 which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
CCR 101238(b) · Type B
101238 Buildings and Grounds (b) All children shall be protected against hazards within the center...This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when a child was injured due the window not working in proper order... ...and became a hazard for children which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 862-6189
- Address
- 5000 Macarthur Boulevard, Oakland, 94613
- License
- 013423049
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
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.