Lake School (The)
Lake School (The) is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 46 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1981. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #67 of 142 centers in Oakland and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
through interview it was found that faciltiy staff woke children from their nap which is a potential risk to the health, safety, and/or personal rights of the children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring all staff have the required immunization records in their fie, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights- Staff disturbed daycare child's nap
About this center
Common questions
Does Lake School (The) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Lake School (The) had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Lake School (The)?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Lake School (The) compare with other daycares in Oakland?
It is tied for #67 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Lake School (The) last inspected?
Apr 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Lake School (The) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lake School (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 Lake School (The)?
The licensee is Lake School Corporation (The), and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Gallo.
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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 010205449 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.