Merritt College Children's Center
Merritt 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. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #48 of 142 centers in Oakland and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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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 understands not to use the outlets until the Action Level is determined to be 5 ppb or below.
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Common questions
Does Merritt College Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Merritt College Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Merritt College Children's Center 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 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Merritt College Children's Center last inspected?
Aug 18, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Merritt College Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Merritt 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 Merritt College Children's Center?
The licensee is Peralta Community College District, and the administrator listed with the state is Erica Harrell.
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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 010206141 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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