Nikasia Child Care Center · Preschool, Oakland
Nikasia Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #97 of 142 centers in Oakland and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews and record review the facility did not comply with the section cited above by not notifying Licensing of the hand foot and mouth outbreaks in September which poses as a potential risk to health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above because the turf in the outdoor play yard is torn in multiple areas which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPAs observed one aide caring for four preschoolers which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Nikasia Child Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
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 teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Nikasia Child Care Center?
California investigated 1 complaint 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 #97 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Nikasia Child Care Center last inspected?
Oct 7, 2025. The state issued at least one citation 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 $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Nikasia Child Care Center?
The licensee is Nikasia Up & Coming Infant Development Center, INC, 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 013417824 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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