Kids Speaking Spanish Preschool · 1650 Mountain Blvd, Oakland
Kids Speaking Spanish Preschool is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #71 of 142 centers in Oakland and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when C1 was left unsupervised for 1 minute which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
a staff was observed using a stern voice with children in care. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of persons in care 8 Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations will result in a $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
Complaint investigations
Staff demonstrates inappropriate forms of discipline.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Kids Speaking Spanish Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Kids Speaking Spanish Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Kids Speaking Spanish Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kids Speaking Spanish Preschool compare with other daycares in Oakland?
It is tied for #71 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kids Speaking Spanish Preschool last inspected?
Feb 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kids Speaking Spanish Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kids Speaking Spanish Preschool 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 Kids Speaking Spanish Preschool?
The licensee is Kss Immersion Schools, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Mariamelia Suarez Elias.
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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 013423070 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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