Nikasia Child Care Center · Infant Center, Oakland
Nikasia Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 8 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #111 of 142 centers in Oakland and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPAs observed one aide caring for three infants which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three out of three staff members, which poses a potential safety risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of three staff members, which poses a potential health risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Nikasia Child Care Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Nikasia Child Care Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 30, 2024, for staff-infant ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Nikasia Child Care Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Nikasia Child Care Center compare with other daycares in Oakland?
It is tied for #111 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Nikasia Child Care Center last inspected?
Mar 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Nikasia Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Nikasia Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Oakland, was $1,874 a month for infants (about $2,360 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Nikasia Child Care Center?
The licensee is Nikasia Child Care Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Gwendolyn Lewis.
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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 013415659 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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