Fruitvale Child Development Center
Fruitvale Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. 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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An infant child left the classroom unnoticed and walked out the front door and was found by their mom who was coming to pick the child up. The child was returned to the classroom by mom which posed an immediate risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care.
Based on the child's accident and injury the center failed to abide by the procedures and policies by contacting the parent, which is a potential safety risk to children in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Fruitvale Child Development Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Fruitvale Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 7, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Fruitvale Child Development Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Fruitvale 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 Fruitvale Child Development Center last inspected?
May 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Fruitvale Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Fruitvale Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Oakland, was $1,874 a month for infants (about $2,360 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Fruitvale Child Development Center?
The licensee is Spanish Speaking Unity Council Of Alameda Co., INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Elizabeth Crocker.
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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 013422484 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.