Grace Children's Academy
Grace Children's Academy is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1987. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #48 of 142 centers in Oakland and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review of staff files, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which Center Director Merria Ross Kranen Mandated Reporter training certificate had expired and not been renewed, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Grace Children's Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Grace Children's Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Grace Children's Academy compare with other daycares in Oakland?
It is tied for #48 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Grace Children's Academy last inspected?
Jul 22, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Grace Children's Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Grace Children's Academy 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 Grace Children's Academy?
The licensee is Merria Ross-kranen, and the administrator listed with the state is Merria Ross Kranen.
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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 010210313 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.