Montclair Community Play Center
Montclair Community Play Center is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. 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 Montclair Community Play Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Montclair Community Play Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Montclair Community Play 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 Montclair Community Play Center last inspected?
Sep 24, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Montclair Community Play Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montclair Community Play 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 Montclair Community Play Center?
The licensee is Montclair Community Play Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Jolie McRae.
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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 010216398 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.