Oakland · Licensed center
Oak Center Cultural Center, Inc.
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 11 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 7 licensing inspections since September 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 14, 2025Nothing cited
Sep 30, 20251 citation
CCR 101229(a)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. THIS REQUIREMENT WAS NOT MET AS EVIDENCED BY A REVIEW OF RECORDS AND INTERVIEWS WHICH REVEALED WHILE PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND, A CHILD WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE BACK GATE AND RUN ONTO THE STREET.”
CCR 101229(a)
- Oct 22, 2024Nothing cited
- Jul 26, 2024Nothing cited
Feb 15, 20231 citation
CCR 101223Type B
“101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) 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 including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This requirement was not met as evidence by: interviews and self reported unusual incident; in an attempt to keep several children from climbing a bookshelf, a teacher "swat" a child on the forehead when she swung her hand backward.”
CCR 101223
- Oct 6, 2022Nothing cited
- Sep 19, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 7 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 7 times split three ways: 45% had fewer, 26% the same, and 29% more (145 centers).
How all 145 Bay Area centers inspected 7 times compare
Of the 145 Bay Area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None19%
- 1 of 726%
- 2 of 726%This center
- 3 of 715%
- 4 of 710%
- 5 of 73%
- 6 of 71%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 14, 2025
- On file
- 7 visits since September 2022 — 5 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. THIS REQUIREMENT WAS NOT MET AS EVIDENCED BY A REVIEW OF RECORDS AND INTERVIEWS WHICH REVEALED WHILE PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND, A CHILD WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE BACK GATE AND RUN ONTO THE STREET.
· September 30, 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.
Sep 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 30, 2025
CCR 101229(a) · 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. THIS REQUIREMENT WAS NOT MET AS EVIDENCED BY A REVIEW OF RECORDS AND INTERVIEWS WHICH REVEALED WHILE PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND, A CHILD WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE BACK GATE AND RUN ONTO THE STREET.
Feb 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 15, 2023
CCR 101223 · Type B
101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) 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 including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This requirement was not met as evidence by: interviews and self reported unusual incident; in an attempt to keep several children from climbing a bookshelf, a teacher "swat" a child on the forehead when she swung her hand backward.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 891-0035
- Address
- 1324 Adeline Street, Oakland, 94607
- License
- 013423067
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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 ccld.dss.ca.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.