Oakland · Licensed center
Oakland Head Start - West Grand Center
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 18 children.
- Run by a city government, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since March 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 18, 2026Nothing cited
Nov 4, 20252 citations
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 staff left C1 unsupervised for 3 minutes which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
CCR101161(a)Type B
“101161 Limitations on Capacity (a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on observations and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when toddler children comingled with preschool children which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.”
CCR101161(a)
Aug 27, 20252 citations
CCR 101430(a)(3)(C)Type B
“(C) An infant shall not be swaddled while in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the Facility did not comply with the section cited above because staff presented LPA M.C. with a sleep sac restricting leg movement and stated the facility has been using sleep sacs for years which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101430(a)(3)(C)
WD 101700.3(b)(1)Type B
“101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers 101700.3 (b)(1) that states “A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance.” This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the Facility did not comply with the section cited above because Facility failed to maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level for water lead testing which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
WD 101700.3(b)(1)
- Nov 2, 2023Nothing cited
- Mar 10, 2022Nothing 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
- May 18, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since March 2022 — 3 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- 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 staff left C1 unsupervised for 3 minutes which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
· November 4, 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.
Nov 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · November 4, 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 staff left C1 unsupervised for 3 minutes which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
CCR101161(a) · Type B
101161 Limitations on Capacity (a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on observations and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when toddler children comingled with preschool children which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Aug 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · August 27, 2025
CCR 101430(a)(3)(C) · Type B
(C) An infant shall not be swaddled while in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the Facility did not comply with the section cited above because staff presented LPA M.C. with a sleep sac restricting leg movement and stated the facility has been using sleep sacs for years which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
WD 101700.3(b)(1) · Type B
101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers 101700.3 (b)(1) that states “A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance.” This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the Facility did not comply with the section cited above because Facility failed to maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level for water lead testing which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Nov 2023 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · November 8, 2023
CCR 101223 · Type B
101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. THIE REQUIREMENT WAS NOT MET AS EVIDENCED BY: INTERVIEWS, AND RECORD REVIEWS WHICH REVEALED A STAFF MEMBER WHEN TRYING TO PICK CHILDREN UP, PICKS THEM UP BY THE ARM, WHICH MAY CAUSE HARM TO A CHILD.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 538-2268
- Address
- 1058 West Grand Ave., Oakland, 94607
- License
- 013422444
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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
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.