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Laney College Children's Center

900 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94607 · Alameda County
2 Type A citations in last 12 months 2 substantiated complaints Child care center (preschool)

Laney College Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 98 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1982. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, both of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (3 of 7). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #134 of 142 centers in Oakland and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 97% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #134 of 142 centers in Oakland
3 Type A citations
4 Type B citations
2 Inspections
2 of 2 Complaints substantiated
7 citations from 10 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 24, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Apr 15, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Jan 27, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 24, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Mar 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 26, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 24, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 18, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 25, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Aug 25, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision 3
Caregiver conduct 2
Health & medication 1
Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Apr 15, 2026 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
record reviews and interviews which revealed staff did not prevent child from engaging in a physical altercation with another child in care. This poses an immediate threat to the health and safety and personal rights of children in care. 8 Licensee was also informed that an informal meeting with community care licensing may be required.
Plan of correction due Apr 23, 2026
Type A Apr 15, 2026 Complaint investigation Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
LPA observation, record reviews and interviews which revealed staff did not ensure supervision was provided to children in care which resulted in a child being injured.
Plan of correction due Apr 23, 2026
Type B Jan 27, 2026 Complaint investigation Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)
interviews which revealed that a substitute teacher was left to supervise children on the playground, but was not notified of a child's behaviors prior, leading to another child being injured. Since the incident, the facility has met with the parent to support the child in efforts to curb the behaviors. Staff now shadow the child &,engage the child to keep the child busy in efforts to anticipate and gage the child's behavior. The parent will sit in class two days per week. Licensee will submit an update by 2/10/26.
Plan of correction due Feb 10, 2026
Type B Sep 24, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
Children's medical assessments §101220(a)
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. A REVIEW OF RECORDS REVEALED 3 CHILDREN DO NOT HAVE A PHYSICIAN'S REPORT IN FILE.
Plan of correction due Oct 24, 2025
Type A Mar 12, 2024 Case management visit (incident) Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Based on interviews and an incident report, a child's personal rights were violated which is an immediate safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 13, 2024
Type B Mar 12, 2024 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)
Based on file reviews, there are multiple incidents where additional support is needed which is a potential safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 12, 2024
Type B Apr 25, 2023 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
the lead testing results received, indicating that two outlets in the facility had results in exceedance of the 5 ppb Action Level. This poses a potential risk to the children in care. 8 The facility will submit the test results once the outlets are retested, and undersands not to use the outlets until the Action Level is determined to be 5 ppb or below.
Plan of correction due May 25, 2023

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Complaint investigations

Substantiated Apr 15, 2026 Complaint investigation received Feb 11, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
PERSONAL RIGHTS- Staff did not prevent child from engaging in a physical altercation with another child in care
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Substantiated Jan 27, 2026 Complaint investigation received Dec 4, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
PERSONAL RIGHTS- Due to lack of supervision, child bit/knocked another child to ground causing injuries
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 98 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jun 25, 1982
Licensee Peralta Community College District
Administrator Cynthia Andrews
Phone (510) 464-3575
State facility # 010206129
Parent reviews Google Maps reviews
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Common questions

Does Laney College Children's Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Laney College Children's Center had any serious violations?

California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 15, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Laney College Children's Center?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Laney College Children's Center compare with other daycares in Oakland?

It is tied for #134 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Laney College Children's Center last inspected?

Sep 24, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Laney College Children's Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Laney College Children's Center 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 Laney College Children's Center?

The licensee is Peralta Community College District, and the administrator listed with the state is Cynthia Andrews.

Licensed centers nearby

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 010206129 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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