Merritt College Preschool Practicum
Merritt College Preschool Practicum is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 Merritt College Preschool Practicum take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Merritt College Preschool Practicum had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Merritt College Preschool Practicum 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 Merritt College Preschool Practicum last inspected?
Aug 18, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Merritt College Preschool Practicum cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Merritt College Preschool Practicum 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 Preschool Practicum?
The licensee is Pccd - Child Care Programs, and the administrator listed with the state is Olsen/Barnett.
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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 010214929 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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