Booth Memorial Day Care
Booth Memorial Day Care is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1982. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 8). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #132 of 142 centers in Oakland and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 7 staff Le Chi Nguyen did not have fingerprint clearance and association to facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that Facility did not conduct a water lead test prior to the deadline of January 2023 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the following conditions were observed: unsecured vent on classroom floor (loose) and bent, handles on children's toilet are loose which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed several tears (holes) on cushioned surface of play structure area, and a large gap under the cushioned surface of play structure area which poses a hazard to children in care which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101223 Personal Rights (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(1)To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 By 03/27/2023 the facility will conduct a training with all staff on personal rights and will submit proof of training to LPA. During the course of interviews it was determined that children are intimidated and have showed signs of sadness due to a staff member's loud voice, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8
Director will submit a written plan of action on how to avoid repeating this in the future. staff delayed in informing child's authorized parent/guardian representative of child's injury. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Staff did not follow indications as per physician's note in child's file. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Staff issued an incident report to parent with wrong information. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
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Complaint investigations
Facility staff yells at daycare children.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Booth Memorial Day Care take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Booth Memorial Day Care had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 16, 2024, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Booth Memorial Day Care?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Booth Memorial Day Care compare with other daycares in Oakland?
It is #132 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Booth Memorial Day Care last inspected?
Jun 3, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Booth Memorial Day Care cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Booth Memorial Day Care for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Oakland, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Booth Memorial Day Care?
The licensee is Salvation Army, A California Corporation, and the administrator listed with the state is Huong Huynh.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 010206158 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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