Duck Pond Preschool (The)
Duck Pond Preschool (The) is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 25 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 142 centers in Oakland and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Duck Pond Preschool (The) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Duck Pond Preschool (The) had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Duck Pond Preschool (The) compare with other daycares in Oakland?
It is tied for #1 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Duck Pond Preschool (The) last inspected?
Jun 17, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Duck Pond Preschool (The) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Duck Pond Preschool (The) 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 Duck Pond Preschool (The)?
The licensee is Lois Cottrell, and the administrator listed with the state is Lois Cottrell.
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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 013418999 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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