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Ousd - Martin Luther King Jr Preschool

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 75 children.
  • Run by a school district, which holds the license.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since August 2023.

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Licensing inspections

  • Sep 25, 2026Nothing cited
  • Aug 3, 20231 citation
    • CCR 101700.3Type B
      • “Licensee shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. Based on interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as outlet i exceeded the acceptable amount of lead allowed in a child care center, which poses a potential Health and Safety risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 101700.3

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had fewer: 64% of 362 had none cited.

How all 362 Bay Area centers inspected twice compare

Of the 362 Bay Area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None64%
  • 1 of 232%This center
  • Both4%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
September 25, 2026
On file
2 visits since August 2023 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.

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 nothing cited
Aug 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 3, 2023

CCR 101700.3 · Type B

Licensee shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. Based on interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as outlet i exceeded the acceptable amount of lead allowed in a child care center, which poses a potential Health and Safety risk to persons in care.

State report

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Details

Phone
(510) 874-7759
Address
960-a Tenth Street, Oakland, 94607
License
013415181

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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

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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