The Children's Workshop Oakland · Child Care Center, Oakland
The Children's Workshop Oakland is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 46 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 0 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on interviews and documents collected, the licensee did not report unusual incidents related to rodent/pest activity as required. Rodent remediation services impacted the daily schedule and resulted in children being relocated to alternative areas. A child also discovered rodent remains on the premises. No telephone or written report was submitted to the Department for any of these occurrences. This constitutes a failure to comply with reporting requirements.
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Common questions
Has The Children's Workshop Oakland had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about The Children's Workshop Oakland?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How much does The Children's Workshop Oakland cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Children's Workshop Oakland for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Oakland, was $1,874 a month for infants (about $2,360 today), $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) and $798 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Children's Workshop Oakland?
The licensee is Jessica Spenchian, and the administrator listed with the state is Jessica Spenchian.
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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 013423786 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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