Oakland · Licensed center
Ousd - Sankofa United Preschool
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 24 children.
- Run by a school district, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since May 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 21, 2026Nothing cited
Dec 1, 20231 citation
CCR 101700.3Type B
“Licensee shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5.5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as Outlet 110923-4(C) 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
- May 24, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 51% of 568 had none cited.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%
- 1 of 334%This center
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 21, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since May 2023 — 2 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.
Dec 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 1, 2023
CCR 101700.3 · Type B
Licensee shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5.5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as Outlet 110923-4(C) exceeded the acceptable amount of lead allowed in a child care center, which poses a potential Health and Safety risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (510) 639-3340
- Address
- 581 61st Street, Oakland, 94609
- License
- 013420600
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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.