Oakdale School
Oakdale School is a licensed child care center in Valley Village, CA, licensed for up to 38 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 5 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 8). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #2064 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interview, one Staff (S1) worked at the facility begining in March 2025 but did not get a criminal record clearance until August 2025. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 This deficiency is cleared.
Due to the measures taken by the director, the school is free of mice at this time. Mice were found inside the classrooms and outdoors, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
There were four cases of head lice, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on Record Review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two of ten cildren's records reviewed Phisicain's Report was missing All children are enrolled for over 30 days which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The director did not report four (4) cases of head lice to Community Care Licensing Division, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Director hired Ecola Termite and Pest Management company to spray the school. The director set up monthly visits with Ecola to spray on every visit, to keep fleas from returning. Director provided a copy of the Contract. On September 11 school discovered fleas in one of the yards and in the classroom attached to that yard. Parents and children were getting bitten by fleas. The facility is free of fleas as of 09.22.2023
Complaint investigations
1) Staff do not keep the facility from a rodent infestation
2) Staff do not keep the facility free from lice infestation
Facility staff are not ensuring the facility is free of vermin
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About this center
Common questions
Does Oakdale School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Oakdale School had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 10, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Oakdale School?
California investigated 5 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Oakdale School compare with other daycares in Los Angeles County?
It is tied for #2064 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Oakdale School last inspected?
Aug 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Oakdale School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Oakdale School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Valley Village, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Oakdale School?
The licensee is Nancy Hutton, and the administrator listed with the state is Jeannine Pignotti.
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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 197493017 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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