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The Children's Workshop Oakland · Preschool, Oakland

1937 8th Ave, Oakland, CA 94606 · Alameda County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Apr 28, 2025. Its state inspection history is shown below.

The Children's Workshop Oakland was a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 43 children. Its license closed around April 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 3 times, and issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0Type A citations
2Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 11, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundJan 27, 2023 · Inspection · no citationMar 4, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication1
Background checks1

Citations, newest first

Type BJan 11, 2024InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring all staff have required immunization records in file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 12, 2024
Type BJan 11, 2024InspectionBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring all staff have an eligible clearance prior to working at the facility, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 25, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity43 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceJan 7, 2019
ClosedApr 28, 2025
LicenseeJessica Spenchian
Last administratorElizabeth Hinsley
State facility #013423058

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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 013423058 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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