Lake Merritt Child Care Center · School-Age Program, Oakland
Lake Merritt Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 10 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. 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 Lake Merritt Child Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Lake Merritt Child Care Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Lake Merritt Child Care Center 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 Lake Merritt Child Care Center last inspected?
Aug 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Lake Merritt Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lake Merritt Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Oakland, was $798 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Lake Merritt Child Care Center?
The licensee is Family Bridges INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Shukyin Lai Shui.
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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 013423104 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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