Oakland · Licensed center
Oakland Head Start - 85TH Avenue Center
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 28 children.
- Run by a city government, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since March 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jun 11, 2024Nothing cited
- May 24, 2024Nothing cited
Feb 9, 20231 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“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, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by report review and interviews conducted. Child was left alone on the playground without supervision. This poses an immediate risk to the Health and Safety of children in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Jun 17, 2022Nothing cited
- Mar 30, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 5 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (457 centers).
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%This center
- 2 of 523%
- 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
- June 11, 2024
- On file
- 5 visits since March 2022 — 4 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Type A —
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, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by report review and interviews conducted. Child was left alone on the playground without supervision. This poses an immediate risk to the Health and Safety of children in care.
· February 9, 2023
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 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 9, 2023
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
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, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by report review and interviews conducted. Child was left alone on the playground without supervision. This poses an immediate risk to the Health and Safety of children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 544-3821
- Address
- 8501 International Boulevard, Oakland, 94621
- License
- 013415387
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 1 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 0 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=1, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
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
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.