De Colores Child Development Center
De Colores Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 134 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #101 of 142 centers in Oakland and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review four faucets at the facility (identified as faucets W-1, W-2, W-3, and W-4) used by children had a lead exceedance, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on observation, record review and interviews Child 1 and Child 2 were left unattended leaving the classroom and walking to the playground on the second level, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 By 10/10/22 All staff meeting/training will be held and a video on Supervision on CCLD website will be reviewed by all. Site Supervisor will submit proof of staff meeting
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About this center
Common questions
Does De Colores Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has De Colores Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 3, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about De Colores Child Development Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does De Colores Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Oakland?
It is tied for #101 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was De Colores Child Development Center last inspected?
May 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does De Colores Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask De Colores Child Development Center 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 De Colores Child Development Center?
The licensee is Spanish Speaking Unity Council Of Alameda County, and the administrator listed with the state is Rosa Iris Gonzalez-sanchez.
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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 013417305 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.